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The Fight Over Tylenol and Autism Just Got Messier

March 9, 2026

A close-up of a Tylenol pill against a red background. Half the photo is blurred and half is in focus.

Gullible, Cynical America

March 9, 2026

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‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’

February 24, 2026

Del Bigtree speaks at a demonstration against mandatory vaccinations and protesting SB 5841, in Olympia, Washington, U.S. February 20, 2019.

The Trump Administration’s Unintended Autism Experiment

December 19, 2025

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Do Childhood Vaccines Cause Tornadoes?

November 21, 2025

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The CDC’s Website Is Anti-Vaccine Now

November 20, 2025

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Trump Tells Pregnant Women to ‘Fight Like Hell’ Not to Take Tylenol

September 22, 2025

Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump, and Mehmet Oz stand behind a podium in the Roosevelt Room of the White House

RFK Jr. Is Neglecting a Legitimate Autism Concern

September 16, 2025

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RFK Jr.’s Calls With a Scientist Who Says Kids Get Autism From Tylenol

September 9, 2025

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‘You Could Throw Out the Results of All These Papers’

July 23, 2025

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RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine

John Donvan and Caren Zucker

July 6, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks from a podium.

The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast

Katherine J. Wu

June 25, 2025

‘This Is Not How We Do Science, Ever’

Katherine J. Wu

April 24, 2025

RFK Jr. speaks at a podium.

The Telepathy Trap

March 3, 2025

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When America’s Views on Autism Started to Change

John Hendrickson

September 10, 2024

Steve Silberman in front of the cover of his book

What We Learned From Autism’s First Child

John Donvan and Caren Zucker

June 20, 2023

Brothers Donald, left, and Oliver Triplett

The Cerebellum Isn’t What We Thought

Diana Kwon and Knowable Magazine

October 11, 2020

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Dear Therapist: I’m Losing Patience With My Boyfriend in Quarantine

April 13, 2020

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The Painful, Lonely Lives of Seniors With Autism

Rachel Nuwer and Spectrum

March 29, 2020

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What School Could Be If It Were Designed for Kids With Autism

December 30, 2019

YouTube Videos Are a Gold Mine for Health Researchers

September 9, 2019

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Some Parents Are Feeding Parasites to Their Kids With Autism

Leah Shaffer and Spectrum

July 12, 2019

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Can Neurodiversity Defeat Doublethink?

Conor Friedersdorf

June 25, 2019

The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke at the R20 Austrian World Summit, in Vienna, on May 28, 2019.

Autism’s Trendiest Alternative Treatment Has No Plausible Explanation

Paul Benedetti, Wayne MacPhail, and Spectrum

June 22, 2019

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