If RFK Jr says it's true, that's how I know it isn't. They go to great lengths to point out they're "using gold-standard science", which also makes me certain they aren't. They can't be, because none of this is about autism or science, it's about pushing their political agenda.
stuaxo · 22m ago
Why is he so against medicine?
ekianjo · 1h ago
> that's how I know it isn't.
Until you have a controlled study on pregnant women who use and don't use the drug, you won't really know for sure.
adamredwoods · 17m ago
RFKjr is disgusting. He is a QUACK, and not a medical professional. He is a danger to the welfare of all people.
Judging from the comments I've seen, nobody believes this because RFK has completely shot his credibility, and I don't blame them either.
But it turns out there may actually be some emerging evidence to support this. This recent Harvard meta-analysis [1] from just last month looked at 46 different studies and suggested that there may actually be something happening here although it's not conclusive. Correlation but not yet causation.
Nobody should be making policy on this yet, but it's the kind of thing that I would allocate some research dollars to if I hadn't just fired all of the competent researchers.
That is a retrospective meta study, which leads to lots of speculation, but little actual proof of causation.
>> The researchers noted that while steps should be taken to limit acetaminophen use, the drug is important for treating maternal fever and pain, which can also harm children.
also:
>> Baccarelli noted in the “competing interests” section of the paper that he has served as an expert witness for a plaintiff in a case involving potential links between acetominophen use during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Until you have a controlled study on pregnant women who use and don't use the drug, you won't really know for sure.
Tylenol and autism, lacks any proof:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/lawsuits-claiming-tylenol-caus...
https://www.acog.org/news/news-articles/2021/09/response-to-...
If he really wants to help autism, why not fund schools and programs to help existing people with this neuro-divergency? Where is that effort?
Oh, wait, he is slashing other efforts to fund his own:
https://nevadaautism.com/rfk-jr-slashing-traditional-autism-...
Disgusting!
But it turns out there may actually be some emerging evidence to support this. This recent Harvard meta-analysis [1] from just last month looked at 46 different studies and suggested that there may actually be something happening here although it's not conclusive. Correlation but not yet causation.
Nobody should be making policy on this yet, but it's the kind of thing that I would allocate some research dollars to if I hadn't just fired all of the competent researchers.
1 - https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/using-acetaminophen-during-pre...
>> The researchers noted that while steps should be taken to limit acetaminophen use, the drug is important for treating maternal fever and pain, which can also harm children.
also:
>> Baccarelli noted in the “competing interests” section of the paper that he has served as an expert witness for a plaintiff in a case involving potential links between acetominophen use during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders.