ieExplains: What did Donald Trump say about autism and paracetamol?

Donald Trump’s unproven claim that paracetamol in pregnancy causes autism is rejected by Irish doctors, scientists, and autism advocates

US president Donald Trump said women taking paracetamol in pregnancy leads to an increasing risk of children being autistic. Picture: Evan Vucci/AP

Donald Trump advised pregnant women — without evidence — not to take paracetamol, claiming it increases the risk of children developing autism.

On Monday, he told women to “fight like hell not to take it,” referring to Tylenol, the American brand name for paracetamol.