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Mother of Autistic Children Calls RFK Jr.’s Autism Claims “Almost Laughable”
Recent claims made by President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in which they falsely linked autism to the use of Tylenol during pregnancy threaten to distort conversations about the condition. Author Taylor Harris suggests that these claims — made without scientific evidence — will place harmful burdens on parents and children with autism. Harris joins Michel Martin to discuss.
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