Texas Attorney General Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks

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4. Correlation is not causality.

Increased use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and increased rates of autism doesn't mean one causes the other. There has to be an actual link that identifies a process whereby acetaminophen has this particular detrimental effect on a fetus. Speculation based on acetaminophen usage isn't enough. What else is going on that affects the health of the unborn child?
For example, microplastics have become prevalent throughout the environment over the past 50-60 years. This could also be a source of the increase in autism.
There has to be an actual link, not just some crazy guy's belief that it's so.