"Parents Call for Compassion Over Blame in Autism Awareness Fight"

Parents advocate for compassion in the autism awareness debate, rejecting outdated blame theories while addressing new misinformation linking Pregnancy and Paracetamol to autism.

• Historically, the discredited refrigerator mothers theory from the 1950s linked autism to maternal neglect, a notion that continues to affect perceptions today.
• Recent controversial statements by figures like Donald Trump have revived unfounded claims about the dangers of Paracetamol during Pregnancy and its supposed connection to autism.
• The BMJ reported that misinformation regarding autism persists despite overwhelming scientific evidence disproving myths linking childhood vaccines and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to autism spectrum disorders.