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Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities (medicalxpress.com)
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Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children. That is according to the most rigorous analysis of the evidence to date, published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, and led by researchers from City St George's, University of London.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe it's just in my own family, but ADHD in childhood has largely been a precursor for manic depression / bipolar disorder, and it seems very likely to me to have a genetic component. It affects everyone descending from my dad's side of the family to one extent or another, and I could completely see where it came from in the flesh when my paternal grandmother was alive.