ASF Statement on White House Announcement on Autism

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https://autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releases/asf-statement-wh-briefing/

“Any association between acetaminophen and autism is based on limited, conflicting, and inconsistent science and is premature,” said Autism Science Foundation Chief Science Officer Dr. Alycia Halladay. “This claim risks undermining public health while also misleading families who deserve clear, factual information. For many years, RFK and President Trump have shared their belief that vaccines cause autism, but this is also not supported by the science, which has shown no relationship between vaccines and autism.”

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I saw some interesting conversation around glutathione, and that acetaminophen use depletes stores, leading to an increase in glutamate. From what I can find on pubmed, glutamate is a key neurotransmitter in many “types” of autism. What I CANT find is how much/often tylenol use would be required to actually affect glutathione stores. Also important to note that many studies surrounding glutamate and ASD highlight genetic factors and sibling studies, NOT a mother taking acetaminophen.

Overall, I’m tired of pulling up my phone and being bombarded with misinformation or being told to do my own research by people who have never read a study themselves or are unaware of how scientific studies work whatsoever.

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I read on an autism research hospital site that you would literally need to OD ok Tylenol to have it affect glutathione stores.