In the News

• Kansas Reflector, Kansas autism researchers concerned about misinformation on federal website, 11-26-25

• MedPage Today, 'It's Not How a Responsible Scientist Acts': What We Heard This Week, 11-23-25

• KFF Health News, What To Know About the CDC’s Baseless New Guidance on Autism, 11-21-25

• The Transmitter, Autism scientists push back on CDC’s inaccurate vaccine claims, 11-21-25

• Medscape, Debunked Vaccine-Autism Link Revived on CDC Updated Website, 11-20-25

• FactCheck.org, Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based, 11-20-25

• MedPage Today, CDC Website No Longer Rejects Autism-Vaccine Link, 11-20-25

• Gizmodo, CDC Website Now Boosts Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism, 11-20-25

• DevDiscourse, US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website, 11-20-25

• AFP, US health agency edits website to reflect anti-vax views, 11-20-25  

• Reuters, US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website, 11-20-25

• ​Washington Post, CDC in turmoil after agency backpedals on debunking vaccines-autism link, 11-20-25

• Epoch Times, Autism Has 2 Main Genetic Drivers–How Treatments Can Help, 11-10-25

• MedPage Today, No Clear Autism Link With Prenatal Tylenol, Major Review Finds, 11-9-25

• Organization for Autism Research, NIH Funds Projects to Study Causes of Autism Increase, 11-4-25 

• Washington Post, This mom has three children with autism. She’s spent thousands on ‘false hope.’, 11-2-25

October 2025

• Reuters, FDA autism drug move sparks frenzy, but data lags behind, 10-31-25 

• Washington Post, Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says, 10-30-25

• Fort Worth Star Telegram, Texas attorney general sues Tylenol manufacturers over autism claims, 10-28-25

• Houston Chronicle, Ken Paxton sues the maker of Tylenol over claims the painkiller causes autism, 10-28-25

• MySA (San Antonio), 'Disproven theories': Texas autism org condemns Ken Paxton's Tylenol lawsuit, 10-29-25

• The Independent, Texas sues Tylenol makers over RFK Jr autism claims saying they failed to state ‘risk of taking drug while pregnant’, 10-28-25

• Media ITE (opinion), Texas Attorney General Sues Tylenol, Citing Controversial and Debunked Claims It Causes Autism and ADHD, 10-28-25

• FactCheck.org, RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism, 10-22-25

• PolitiFact, Studies on circumcision and autism don’t say what RFK Jr. says they do, 10-21-25; it was picked up by Al Jazeera as well 

• Disability Gazebo, NIH’s $50 Million Autism Data Science Initiative Marks a Turning Point — Amid Questions and Hope, 10-21-25

• Disability Scoop, NIH Moves Forward With Major Autism Research Initiative, 10-20-25

• Health and Me, Fact Check: Does Circumcision Really Cause Autism As Claimed By RFK Jr.?, 10-14-25

• The New York Times, A Furious Debate Over Autism’s Causes Leaves Parents Grasping for Answers, 10-14-25

• The Wall Street Journal, How Autism Diagnosis Has Changed Over the Years, 10-14-25

• People.com, RFK Jr. Pushes Unproven Idea That Boys Who Are ‘Circumcised Early’ Have ‘Double the Rate’ of Autism, 10-11-25

• Medical Xpress, RFK Jr pushes fringe claim linking autism to circumcision, 10-10-25

• Medscape, The Complex Origins of Autism: What the Science Shows and What’s Next, 10-10-25

• AFP, RFK Jr pushes fringe claim linking autism to circumcision, 10-10-25

• Scientific America, RFK, Jr., Says Tylenol Use for Circumcision Causes Autism. Here’s Why That Claim Is Flawed, 10-10-25

• Washington Post, What NIH’s $50 million for autism research could mean for the future, 10-9-25

• NPR, Amid funding cuts and public health battles, NIH issues autism research grants, 10-6-25

• C&EN, Scientists are excited by the NIH’s $50 million autism research plan, 10-3-25

• Be Smart (PBS), Why Everyone Suddenly Has Autism (It’s Not What You Think), 10-3-25

• The Transmitter, Autism researchers ‘pleasantly surprised’ by list of NIH data project grantees, despite initial concerns, 10-2-25

• Chronicle of Higher Education, What It’s Like to Be an Autism Scientist Funded by the Trump Administration, 10-2-25

• HealthDay, NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy, 10-1-25

• WHYY.org, For some Philly-area parents and autism advocates, Trump’s Tylenol report reveals split on research, treatment efforts, 10-1-25

• PennLive, Medical experts slam Trump administration on Tylenol and autism link at Pa. House hearing, 10-1-25

September 2025​

• HCP Live, APhA, Coalition of Autism Scientists Cite Insufficient Data to Support Acetaminophen, Autism Link, 9-30-25

• Autism Spectrum News, Coalition of Autism Scientists Push Back Against HHS Claims on Tylenol and Leucovorin, 9-29-25

• The Hill, White House touts older generic drug as new treatment for autism, 9-28-25

• Gulf Today, Listen to your doctor, not anybody else, 9-28-25

• The Sun (UK), What really causes autism? From too much screentime to pollution to diet – the experts separate fact from fiction, 9-28-25

• Sky News (Australia), Health Minister Mark Butler rejects US President Donald Trump’s warning about paracetamol and autism, 9-28-25

• The Hill, Major medical organizations become resistance force under RFK Jr., 9-26-25

• Baltimore Sun, What the conversation on autism and Tylenol gets wrong | GUEST COMMENTARY, 9-27-25

• C-SPAN Washington Journal, Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg on Autism Research, 9-27-25

• The Republic (IN), Health experts push back against Trump’s claims on Tylenol, 9-27-25

• The New York Times, Despite False Claims, Trump Funnels Millions Into Credible Autism Research, 9-26-25

• AFP, Trump press conference fuels misinformation on Tylenol and autism, 9-26-25

• Guardian (US), What is leucovorin, the drug the FDA approved to treat autism?, 9-26-25

• Mississippi Free Press, Hattiesburg Pediatrician Rebukes White House’s ‘Dangerous Disinformation’ on Autism, Tylenol (commentary), 9-26-25

• OR Manager, Global medical community rejects Trump’s Tylenol-autism claims: Statements compilation, 9-26-25

• Chicago Sun Times, Even MAGA types are saying no to Trump and Kennedy’s junk science (commentary), 9-26-25

• ABC News, NIH to spend $50M on autism cause studies, experts say US should focus on treatments, 9-26-25

• St. Louis Post Dispatch, Editorial: Listen to your doctor, not to Trump's 'unhinged' autism nonsense, 9-25-25

• Malaysia Sun, White House promotes disputed autism claims against Tylenol, 9-26-25

• AFP, No link between MMR vaccine and autism, despite researcher's arrest, 9-25-25

• Ms. Magazine, Leading Health Groups Slam Trump and RFK’s Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism: ‘Irresponsible and Misleading’, 9-25-25

• Reuters, US NIH's $50 million autism initiative grounded in science, 9-25-25

• NPR, Leucovorin for autism? Many scientists — and parents — are skeptical, 9-25-25

• The Educated Patient, Sorting Facts from Misinformation About Autism, 9-25-25

• Medicine Maker, Scientists React to Trump’s Tylenol Claims, 9-25-25

• Bloomberg, Opinion: Trump’s Tylenol briefing peddled junk science, 9-24-25

• CNN.com, What science says about leucovorin, the drug Trump touted for autism, 9-24-25

• Global News (Canada), Keep taking Tylenol during pregnancy, Health Canada says amid Trump claims, 9-24-25

• AFP, Trump falsely claims Amish 'have essentially no autism', 9-24-25

• San Francisco Chronicle, ‘Outrage’: California health experts blast Trump’s autism-Tylenol claims as pseudoscience, 9-24-25

• NPR (Short Wave), Autism researcher breaks down Trump’s claims on Tylenol, 9-24-25

• Associated Press, Trump’s touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it, 9-24-25

• MIT Technology Review, Trump is pushing leucovorin as a new treatment for autism. What is it?, 9-24-25

• The Wall Street Journal, A Closer Look at the Drug Trump Is Touting for Autism, 9-24-25

• Al Jazeera, WHO debunks Trump claim on autism link to paracetamol during pregnancy, 9-24-25

• WBRZ-TV (ABC, Baton Rouge), Louisiana officials react to claims that Tylenol is linked to autism, 9-23-25

• C&EN, RFK Jr.’s claim that Tylenol causes autism has no backing, 9-23-25

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin autism researcher urges nuance after Trump announcement on Tylenol links, 9-23-25

• NBC News, Is leucovorin an effective treatment for autism? Here's what research shows, 9-23-25

• The Wall Street Journal, The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government, 9-23-25

• STAT, Trump’s Tylenol warning cited a Harvard dean’s research. But a judge called his shifting conclusions ‘unreliable’, 9-23-25

• Nature, Daily briefing: No strong evidence backs up Trump’s claims about Tylenol and autism, 9-23-25

• Associated Press, Some pregnant women are concerned about Trump’s Tylenol and vaccine warnings, while others are angry, 9-23-25

• ABC News, 'Highly concerning': Major medical groups react to Trump's claim that Tylenol is linked to autism, 9-23-25

• Wired, Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn, 9-23-25

• Good Morning America, 'Highly concerning': Major medical groups react to Trump's claim that Tylenol is linked to autism, 9-23-25

• CBS News, Trump, RFK Jr. distort facts on autism, Tylenol and vaccines, scientists say: "Sick to my stomach", 9-23-25

• ABC News, Trump's misleading comments on autism validate the 'MAHA' movement and reveal its political potency, 9-23-25

• NPR 1A, In Good Health: The HHS vaccine committee’s recent recommendations, 9-23-25

• Associated Press, FACT FOCUS: A Look at False and Misleading Claims Made by Trump About Autism, Tylenol and Pregnancy, 9-23-25

• ABC News, Trump's announcement on autism and Tylenol: What parents need to know, 6-23-25

• Quartz, Tylenol maker's stock bounces back after Trump baselessly links painkiller to autism, 9-23-25

• The Independent, Even author of study used by Trump to warn about Tylenol said pregnant women should still consider the medication, 9-23-25

• RINews Today, Autism, Acetaminophine, Folinic Acid. Research Continues – What Parents Will Want to Know, 9-23-25

• Vanity Fair, Public Health in America Enters Its Vibes-Based Era, 9-23-25

• Science News, With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment, 9-23-25

• Associated Press, What we know about autism’s causes and any potential link to Tylenol 9-23-25

• KFF News, Autism Briefing Without CDC Input? 9-23-25

• The Hill, Autism Research EXPERT Says Trump's TYLENOL Claims 'EXTREME' & 'DEVASTATING' | SUNRISE, 9-23-25

• Medscape, Autism Experts Rebuff HHS Report on Tylenol-Autism Link, New Indication for Leucovorin, 9-23-25

• MedPage Today, FDA Says Leucovorin Can Help in Autism: Here's What to Know, 9-23-25

• NPR (Morning Edition), Expert weighs in on Trump administration's guidance linking acetaminophen and autism, 9-23-25

• Guardian, Medical and autism experts decry Trump’s Tylenol claims, 9-23-25

• The Portsmouth News (UK), 'They found no link': What five scientists say about paracetamol and autism after Trump claims, 9-23-25

• Associated Press, Trump links autism with paracetamol and vaccines, claims not backed by science, 9-23-25

• Reuters, Trump links autism to Tylenol and vaccines, claims not backed by science, 9-23-25

• The New York Times, ‘That Was Shocking’: Four Autism Experts React to Trump’s Plan, 9-23-25

• The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn expert criticizes announcement from Trump, RFK Jr. linking autism to acetaminophen use, 9-23-25

• The Wall Street Journal, What to Know About Taking Tylenol During Pregnancy, 9-22-25

• Reuters TV, Trump tying Tylenol to autism 'not based in fact': autism expert, 9-22-25

• Boston Globe, Experts swiftly counter Trump linking Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism, says there’s no definitive evidence, 9-22-25

• ABC6 Philadelphia, Local mothers, medical experts react to Trump administration links Tylenol to autism, 9-22-25

• KFF News, ‘Sick to My Stomach’: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say, 9-22-25

• NBC Boston, Experts respond to Trump's announcement on Tylenol, 9-22-25

• WCBS-TV (New York City), Trump administration claims Tylenol use during pregnancy linked to autism, 9-22-25

• Newsweek, What is Leucovorin? Trump's FDA Approves Drug to Treat Autism Symptoms, 9-22-25

• Scientific American, Does Tylenol Use during Pregnancy Cause Autism? What the Research Shows, 9-22-25

• Bloomberg, Trump Warns Against Tylenol in Pregnancy Over Unproven Autism Fears, 9-22-25

• MedPage Today, Trump Ties Autism to Tylenol, Warns Pregnant Women of Risk, 9-22-25

• AFP, Trump ties autism risk to Tylenol as scientists urge caution, 9-22-25

• VOX, The flimsy evidence behind Trump’s big autism announcement, explained, 9-22-25

• News 25 Boston, BU professor says President Trump’s claimed link between Tylenol use, autism is not proven, 9-22-25

• The Transmitter, Autism experts question HHS statements on Tylenol, leucovorin, 9-22-25

• The Wall Street Journal, What to Know About Taking Tylenol During Pregnancy, 9-22-25

• Gizmodo, Trump and RFK Jr. Blame Tylenol For Autism in New Report, but Experts Push Back, 9-22-25

• The New York Times, What to Know About Painkillers, Vaccines, Genes and Autism, 9-22-25

• Nature, Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?, 9-22-25

• The Independent, Trump and RFK Jr will claim Tylenol is linked to autism. Here’s why scientific experts say that’s a lie, 9-22-25

• ABC News Live, Trump announcement about autism could 'raise so much fear,' says autism researcher, 9-22-25

• ABC News Live, What to know about planned announcement by Trump on autism, 9-22-25

• USA Today, Trump expected to announce 'answer' to autism, blame Tylenol: Live updates, 9-22-25

• Times-Union, RPI defends professor contracted by CDC for controversial autism study, 9-22-25

• Associated Press, Here’s what we know about the causes of autism , 9-22-25

• AFP, Trump autism 'announcement' expected Monday, 9-22-25

• Medscape, Experts Alarmed by CDC Contract to Study Debunked Vaccine-Autism Link, 9-19-25

• FactCheck.org, The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate, 9-17-25

• MedPage Today, CDC's No-Bid Contract on Vaccine-Autism Study Raises Alarm, 9-15-25

• Disability Scoop, CDC Plans To Fund Study On Debunked Autism-Vaccine Link, 9-15-25

• Newsweek, RFK Jr's MAHA Report Sparks Concern From Experts, 9-12-25

• Scientific American, Autism Has No Single Cause. Here’s How We Know, 9-10-25

• Gizmodo, RFK Jr. Wants to Blame Tylenol Use During Pregnancy for Autism. Here’s What We Know, 9-8-25

• MedPage Today, RFK Jr. to Link Tylenol in Pregnancy to Autism, Report Says, 9-5-25

• Reuters, Kennedy to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, report says, 9-5-25

• CNN.com, Kennedy said there will be autism answers this month. With public health agencies in upheaval, autism advocates are alarmed, 9-4-25

• American Psychological Association, Correcting misinformation about autism, 9-1-25

• Reuters, Exclusive: Kennedy's autism data project draws more than 100 research proposals, sources say, 9-2-25

August 2025​

• Disability Scoop, Trump, RFK Jr. Promise Big Autism ‘Announcements’, 8-27-25

• Nature, Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase?, 8-26-25

• ProPublica, RFK Jr. vowed to find environmental causes of autism, then ended research trying to do just that, 8-21-25

• Talking Points Memo, HHS Has Revived a Failed Program to Scrape Americans’ Data and Track Autism, Senate Suggests, 8-7-25

July 2025​

• VOX, Why are American kids getting sicker?, 7-31-25

• Mostly Medicaid, CMS NEWS – Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism, 7-27-25

• ABA Toolbox, NIH Launches $50 Million Autism Research Initiative, 7-25-25

• Boston Globe, RFK Jr.’s $50m autism initiative sparks hope and skepticism, 7-22-25

• The Transmitter, Perspectives from the field: Opinions in autism research, 7-10-25

June 2025​

• MedPage Today, 'You Could Call This a Functional Cure': What We Heard This Week, 6-29-25

• MedPage Today, HHS Hunts for New Autism Links While David Geier Searches for 'Lost' Vaccine Data, 6-25-25

• Behavioral Health Business, NIH’s $50M for New Autism Research Draws Concerns from Advocacy Group, 6-17-25

• Disability Scoop, NIH Launches Major Autism Research Initiative, 6-16-25

• Autism Spectrum News, Coalition of Autism Scientists Sound Alarm on NIH’s New $50M Research Initiative, 6-12-25

• STAT, Why autism researchers aren’t convinced NIH can keep science and politics separate, 6-12-25

• Dear Media, RFK Jr. Has Controversial Opinions—but He’s Standing by Them, 6-11-25

• Forward Pathway, US Research Funding Cuts Spark Concerns: Autistic Employment Project Halted, Highlighting Challenges for Neurodivergent Talent and National Innovation, 6-9-25

• The Transmitter, NIH autism database announcement raises concerns among researchers, 6-5-24

• Autism Thrives, NIH's $50 Million Autism Database Initiative: What Researchers Need to Know, 6-5-25

• Disability Scoop, NIH Autism Research Funding Down 26% Under Trump, Analysis Shows, 6-2-25

May 2025​

• VOX, RFK Jr. is looking in the wrong place for autism’s cause, May 30, 2025

• The Daily Free Press (Boston University), ‘Autism is not a simple disease’: RFK Jr.’s claims spark waves of backlash from BU autism researchers, May 20

• Post & Courier/Free Times (Opinion), Fight the Power: What my sister taught me about autism — and humanity, May 19

• Scientific American, RFK, Jr. Is Completely Wrong about Autism, Say Scientists and Parents, May 16

• Reuters, Exclusive: Trump administration defunds autism research in DEI and 'gender ideology' purge, May 16

• NPR 1A, The CDC recently released its findings about autism and kids today. What do they say? May 15, 2025

• SpecialNeedsAnswers.com, Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder 'Registry' Sparks Concerns, May 15

• The Brink (Boston University), What Causes Autism? And Is There an Autism Epidemic, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says?, May 13

• Associated Press, Experts call Kennedy’s plan to find autism’s cause unrealistic, 5-10-25

• Truthout, RFK Jr. Says Autism Database Will Use Medicare and Medicaid Records, 5-9-25

• Medical Device Network/Global Data, HHS launches autism project, 5-9-25

• Tag24, RFK Jr. causes alarm with use of Medicare and Medicaid patient data for autism "research", 5-8-25

• NPR, RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info, 5-8-25

• Disability Scoop, HHS To Scrutinize Medicare, Medicaid Data On Enrollees With Autism, 5-8-25

• Reuters, Kennedy launches US autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data, 5-7-25

• The New York Times, Kennedy Announces New Database for Research Into ‘Root Causes’ of Autism, 5-7-25

• MedPage Today, RFK Jr. Unveils Autism Patient Database Project, 5-7-25

• Associated Press/Washington Post, US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says, 5-7-25

• CNN, HHS to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism, other chronic illnesses, 5-7-25

• Medscape, What Do We Know About the Causes of Autism?, 5-5-25

• Los Angeles Times, RFK Jr. said his agency will find the cause of autism. These researchers have actually been looking, 5-2-25

• The Dispatch, What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Autism, 5-5-25

• The Transmitter, ‘These plans are simply not acceptable’: Q&A with Helen Tager-Flusberg, 5-1-25

• Disability Scoop, Trump Administration Shuts Out Advocates, Researchers In Probe Targeting Autism, 5-1-25

April 2025​

• Commonwealth Beacon, Autism is not an ‘epidemic,’ as RFK Jr. suggests, 4-30-25

• Washington Post, What Kennedy gets wrong about autism’s causes, 4-29-25

• HealthDay, HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created, April 29 2025

• Washington Post (opinion), No, thank you. I don’t want to appear on one of Trump’s ‘lists.’ 4-29-25

• Washinton Post, U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent, 4-25-25

• The 74, Advocates Still Alarmed Even as HHS Walks Back Autism Registry Announcement, 4-28-25

• Hartford Courant, ‘Dangerous,’ ‘anti-science ,’ dehumanizing’: CT families, officials and experts push back on RFK autism claims, registry, 4-26-25

• The Independent, Health and Human Services denies it will create autism registry, 4-25-25

• Vanity Fair, RFK Jr.’s Month of Magical Thinking, 2-25-25

• Disabled World, Coalition of Autism Scientists Critiques HHS Autism Research Plan, 4-25-25

• Science Mag, Autism Scientists Challenge US Department of Health and Human Services’ Autism Research Initiative, 4-25-25

• The New York Times, Kennedy Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers, 4-26-25

• Time, Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Autism Research—Even As It Aims to Find the Cause, 4-22-25

March 2025​

• The Wall Street Journal, If Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism, What Does?, 3-31-25