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President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have recommended that pregnant individuals avoid acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, citing research they claim shows a connection between the drug's use during pregnancy and autism, while experts dispute these claims. President Trump said, "Just a few decades ago, 1 in 10,000 children had autism. It used to be 1 in 20,000, then 1 in 10,000. And now it's 1 in 31." This statistic comes from a CDC report released earlier this year, which tracks the number of eight-year-olds with autism in certain areas across 15 states. Experts widely suggest that the increase in autism rates is due to more screening and a broader definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder.President Trump also mentioned, "For boys, it's 1 in 12. I was told that's in California." This figure is based on data from an Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report, but the data for California is collected from only one part of San Diego County, making it a relatively small sample size. President Trump further claimed, "There are certain groups of people that don't take vaccines and don't take any pills, that have no autism, that have no autism. The Amish as an example. They have essentially no autism." However, the Public Health Communications Collaborative states this is a commonly used anti-vaccine myth, attributing the lower autism rate in Amish communities to lower screening rates and disagreement among providers about autism diagnoses. A study from 2010 supports this hypothesis.Trump also said, "Cuba, they don't have Tylenol because they don't have the money for Tylenol. And they have virtually no autism." This claim is mostly false, as Cuba's government recognizes and treats autism, and studies suggest autism is underdiagnosed and studied in Cuba. Additionally, acetaminophen is available for sale in Cuba. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated, "The safety of acetaminophen against the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children has never been validated." However, the American Council of Obstetricians and Gynecologists disagrees, stating there is no reputable study in over two decades of research that links acetaminophen use during pregnancy to neurodevelopmental disorders in children. They added, "Acetaminophen plays an important — and safe — role in the well-being of pregnant women."