Overview

• President Donald Trump asserted that prenatal paracetamol causes autism and said he had found an answer, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review the drug’s safety.
• The Spanish Association of Pediatrics said there is no demonstrated causal link, describing the cited research as limited and noting its authors do not advise against paracetamol use in pregnancy.
• Spanish clinicians warned that untreated fever in pregnancy is a known risk for congenital problems and neurodevelopmental disorders, underscoring paracetamol’s role as a key option.
• Argentine child and adolescent psychiatry leaders said autism is multifactorial and heterogeneous, cautioning that associations do not prove causation and calling for careful investigation.
• Spanish vaccine experts rejected any link between vaccination and autism and advised against altering established immunization schedules.