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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
Okay, if he ever had it, which I sincerely doubt, he's lost it. He's blaming Tylenol (paracetamol in the UK) for the rapid rise in autism - without supporting evidence (there is evidence which shows the opposite). About the only true thing he's said is that there's a 'horrible, horrible crisis' with autism, which admittedly there is.
Let's flag down a cab and head for Real Street, which Republicans aren't familiar with (they can't be, else how did he get in?). Tylenol has been used for decades - surely someone would've spotted it earlier.
However, the untrusting cynic in me is doing a Vimes and saying 'follow the money'. Does he have an alternative...and does it cost more? Does he have a link with big pharma?
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There is one problem with them trying to blame paracetamol for Autism and that is paracetamol went on sale around 1956 and the first medical report on Autism as far as I can tell was written in 1943
It is clearly down to genetics and I do not think there has been a massive rise in it. We have just gotten more aware and better at diagnosing it. As even those pretty low on the spectrum are now getting diagnosed.