Autism has a long history of misinformation that continues to today. The Trump administration has perpetuated some of this misinformation in the last year. Among other things, officials have claimed certain groups of people don’t get the condition and that taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism to later develop in children.
Autism has a long history of misinformation that continues to today. The Trump administration has perpetuated some of this misinformation in the last year. Among other things, officials have claimed certain groups of people don’t get the condition and that taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism to later develop in children.
Today, NPR Science Correspondent Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at This episode was produced by Berly McCoy. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez. Tyler Jones checked the facts. The audio engineer was Damian Herring. iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5683302/nx-s1-mx-5683302-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">Autism spectrum disorder is still diagnosed by the presence of certain behaviors, including difficulty recognizing social cues, avoiding eye contact, thinking in literal terms, wanting strict routines and having intense but narrowly focused interests. But every autistic person has their own unique constellation of behaviors and characteristics. Today, NPR Science Correspondent Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at This episode was produced by Berly McCoy. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez. Tyler Jones checked the facts. The audio engineer was Damian Herring.
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