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The underlying issue is that there is an unsatisfying risk reward ratio.

Taking Tylenol doesn’t have a huge benefit, but severe autism is a catastrophe.

Even though the causation is not proven, correlation might give you pause to have such a catastrophic result.

There are a lot of people who are not parents discussing this, but as a parent, I don’t think I would let my wife take tylenol during pregnancy.



> Even though the causation is not proven, correlation might give you pause to have such a catastrophic result.

You would have a valid point if there was a correlation.

There is no correlation between Tylenol and autism and ADHD.


I think there is arguably a correlation based on the following, but no one has shown a causal link. I don't think it's unreasonable to make the statement that some studies have found a correlation or association, but no causal link: https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2025/mount-sinai-s... https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/using-acetaminophen-during-pre...


Even this study shows there is correlation.




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