Prenatal Paracetamol Exposure and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Critical Review of Proposed Mechanisms, Epidemiological Evidence, and Causal Inference.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. Recent claims linking prenatal exposure to paracetamol (acetaminophen), the most commonly analgesic during pregnancy, to increased risk o...