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RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC's new guidance on vaccines and autism

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The New York Times in an interview that he personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don’t cause autism

The Independent UK

Mom Thinks Autistic Son Ruined Her Work Dinner After Boss’s Comment, But Things Take A Wholesome Turn

In society, we’re expected to follow all kinds of unspoken rules about how to behave around others. Break them, and you risk coming across as rude or out of place. But for people with autism, reading those cues isn’t always straightforward. So when one man joined his mother’s dinner with…

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CDC website altered to reflect RFK Jr’s belief in link between vaccines and autism

Public health and autism specialists roundly condemn alteration to the ‘vaccine safety’ webpage

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5yo boy with autism returns from school with a fracture. When the mother investigates, she discovers horrific footage of what two teachers did to him

The boy could not speak for himself. Thankfully, the school surveillance cameras did.

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CDC website is changed to raise suspicions of a vaccines-autism link

The Trump administration has revised a website to contradict the scientific consensus that vaccines do not cause autism

The Independent UK

CDC's New Wording On Vaccine-Autism Statement

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that once firmly stated vaccines do not cause autism has been revised to say they might, a shift that surfaced during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation process.

Benzinga

RFK Jr updates CDC website to link vaccines to autism despite years of agency fighting misinformation

The website now states that “studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.”

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Autistic dogs? Neurodiversity in our pets and what it might mean for us

I live with several cocker spaniels. They are smart and affectionate, but sometimes air-headed, impulsive and extremely sensitive. It’s common for friends to describe my dogs as “having ADHD” as one of my canine whirlwinds whizz past.

The Conversation

His research on autism was compassionate – how could Hans Asperger have collaborated with the Nazis?

The Vienna-based ‘father of neurodiversity’ was ahead of his time in his work but was also implicated in the Third Reich’s crimes. My novel set out to explore these contradictions

The Guardian - UK

Woman with autism and social anxiety refuses to leave the sofa. Her parents’ response? They didn’t move her for 12 years

She literally rotted into the couch while her parents did nothing.

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Two over-the-counter medications you should never combine, according to doctors

Doctors have warned that mixing the two drugs can be dangerous as they both contain a high amount of a certain chemical

The Independent UK

The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries

There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think – and act – differently.

The Conversation

Despite Trump’s claims, new review by experts finds no link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism

Experts say pregnant women should still be advised to take Tylenol to treat pain and fever

The Independent UK

What autistic people – and those with ADHD and dyslexia – really think about the word ‘neurodiversity’

The term “neurodiversity” is still relatively new. Even now, there’s no firm agreement among experts about what it should include. Does it refer only to neurodevelopmental differences such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia? Or should it stretch further, to include mental health conditions too?

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No clear link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism in children, major review finds

An in-depth review found no quality evidence of a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD diagnosis in children.

The Guardian - UK

No link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, review finds

Wide-ranging review finds no convincing connection after Trump said women should ‘fight like hell’ to avoid painkiller

Evening Standard

Evidence ‘does not show clear link between paracetamol, autism and ADHD’

US President Donald Trump said in September there has been a ‘meteoric rise’ in cases of autism.

The Independent UK

In-depth review finds no clear link between paracetamol, autism and ADHD

In September, US President Donald Trump said the painkiller should not be taken during pregnancy

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Judge denies Paxton request to block Tylenol maker from paying shareholders

Attorneys for Texas recognized their bid to block payments was an extraordinary request.

International Business Times UK

'Seriously Concerning': 400K Young Britons Out of Work Due to Mental Health and Autism as Disability Rates Rise

Nearly half of Britain's young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are now classified as disabled, with mental health and autism driving a sharp rise in long-term worklessness.

International Business Times UK

Kimberly-Clark Snaps Up Tylenol Maker Kenvue in £30 Billion Takeover Amid Autism Controversy

Kimberly-Clark to acquire Kenvue, owner of Tylenol, in a £40 billion deal amid controversy over the painkiller's safety concerns and declining sales.

International Business Times

Ignoring Long COVID and Neurodivergence Is an Economic Disaster

We are no longer living in the shadow of a mass fatality event. COVID-19 has now ushered in a widespread era of chronic illness. Among individuals with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, 36% are estimated to experience Long COVID symptoms.

The Independent UK

Anthony Hopkins says wife thinks he has autism — but he believes it’s ‘all nonsense’

The actor’s wife commented on his obsession with numbers and detail

Evening Standard

Anthony Hopkins criticised by ADHD and autism advocates after dismissing neurodivergent labels as ‘nonsense’

The Oscar-winning actor, who believes he may be neurodivergent himself, claims society is overusing medical labels to describe normal aspects of human behaviour

The Independent UK

Researchers say Covid infection during pregnancy is tied to autism — but they aren’t yet sure why

Roughly 16 percent of the 861 children whose mothers had Covid during their pregnancy received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis

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