The US government raised concerns about painkillers used during pregnancy SolStock/Getty Images On Monday, the US government announced two initiatives related to autism. It will update labelling on the common painkiller paracetamol, also called acetaminophen, warning use during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism and ADHD in children. It will also approve a drug … Read more
In a Sept. 22 press conference, the Trump Administration introduced what it says is an “exciting treatment” for autism: leucovorin, a decades-old medicine that treats toxic effects of chemotherapy. Early research suggests it can be helpful for a certain group of people with a neurological condition related to autism, though some medical experts say it’s … Read more
A star of Netflix‘s Love on the Spectrum condemned Robert F Kennedy Jr‘s comments about autismdescribing his remarks as “extremely ignorant” and “downright offensive.” Donald Trump‘s health secretary has claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes or go on dates. He has also claimed autism is worse than Covid-19which has killed more than 7 … Read more
On its face, the April 17 report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was nothing short of alarming. According to a nationwide survey conducted in 2022 across 16 localities in the U.S., one in 31 children studied had been diagnosed with autism. That’s a significant increase from the one-in-36 reported … Read more
Andrew Rogers and Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Bella Ramsey reprises her role of Ellie in season two of The Last of Us “I made a real decision when I was, like, 11 that I wasn’t gonna be like a typical teenager,” says Bella Ramsey. Talk about an understatement. By the time Bella was … Read more
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly has plans to perform a large study on a “possible connection” between vaccines and autism—a topic of interest to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, despite plenty of research showing no such connection exists. During his Senate confirmation hearings, Kennedy was … Read more
The right-back was diagnosed with autism and ADHD while away on an England camp in 2021 Source link
