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Mr. Paxton filed the suit against Johnson & Johnson, which sold Tylenol for decades, and Kenvue, a spinoff company that has sold the drug since 2023.

The Texas lawsuit claims that the companies knowingly withheld evidence from consumers about Tylenol’s links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The suit also claims that Kenvue was created to shield Johnson & Johnson from liability over Tylenol.

This lawsuit is the first by a state that seizes on Mr. Trump’s allegations that the use of acetaminophen products like Tylenol during pregnancy could cause neurodevelopmental disorders. The issue has been a longstanding concern among some followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, but the idea gained traction with Mr. Trump’s remarks.

  • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
    21·
    2 days ago

    No, it’s just more common than previously thought. It’s still a developmental disorder where the brain didn’t form normally.

    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
      21·
      1 day ago

      “Developmental Disorder” refers to a child’s development after birth, not before. ASD is a developmental disorder yes, but afaik there’s no evidence it is caused by a prenatal issue, ex. the brain not “forming normally”.

      Neurotypically, there is no “normal”, there’s only “does it cause issues”. My understanding is that, so far, it just seems like some human brains have ASD, and the spectrum is a measure of how much it causes them issues (more specifically, is a measure of how much assistance they need to function). But there’s nothing “abnormal” about having ASD any more than it’s “abnormal” to be born tone deaf.

      • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
        3·
        20 hours ago

        No, autism is a Developmental disorder.

        Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, it is described as a “developmental disorder” because symptoms generally appear in the first two years of life.

        And it’s pretty well known that there are differences in how the brain forms in autistic people.

        Results demonstrate early brain overgrowth during infancy and the toddler years in autistic boys and girls, followed by an accelerated rate of decline in size and perhaps degeneration from adolescence to late middle age in this disorder.

        • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          12 hours ago

          Please re-read. I said ASD is Developmental Disorder. My correction was that you are misusing the term Developmental Disorder to mean Prenatal Development. Your second link agrees with my correction.

          I think this is my bad. You said “the brain didn’t form normally” and I interpreted that to mean prenatal. But you are referring to during youth, which the paper is about. TIL, thanks 👍

          But I will still say, “abnormal” doesn’t mean “bad” here, which the right seem to be conflating in all their rhetoric. As I understand it, ASD is just an evolutionary mutation. The extent to which it helps/hinders each person is up to their environment. And the right, by saying ASD is abnormal and therefore bad, are creating a hindering environment.

          • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
            1·
            6 hours ago

            I mean, it’s literally a disability. I’m not disparaging those with ASD, my wife has it and I’m a bit on it (mostly ADHD). But I definitely won’t pretend that it doesn’t make life more challenging by default.