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Autism ‘highly likely’ linked to Tylenol and circumcision, RFK Jr. says (www.knoe.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/autism@lemmy.world

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I mean, I guess if guys weren’t circumcised they could simply store their Tylenol in their pee pee pockets.

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[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

Not sure what you mean by clickbait - the article does say that he claimed circumcision causes autism, and explains the 2015 study to which he's probably referring to.

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[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

He's claiming that because of the pain involved, people took (were given) Tylenol for that pain.

Cutting your finger (or any other appendage) does NOT cause autism.

Tylenol does NOT cause autism.

He's an idiot.

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[–] ManixT@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Not only that, but circumcision happens after birth. The DNA mutations association with autism occur in utero. The symptoms may be noticed later in life, but it's not something that is caused by something after birth.

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[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Mutation isn’t a good way to look at it. Better a difference in development.

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