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Lucy Gilder BBC Confirm journalist

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US President Donald Trump advised a information convention yesterday about what he stated was the potential threat of taking the painkiller paracetamol - often known as Tylenol within the US - throughout being pregnant which he has claimed is linked to autism.

In the course of the occasion he talked about a number of totally different numbers purporting to point out autism charges within the US over time.

“It was one in 20,000, then one in 10,000, and I might say that’s most likely 18 years in the past. And now it’s one in 31 however in some areas it’s a lot worse”, he stated.

He’s proper in that the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , external , external (CDC) from 2022 - which gives official estimates for autism charges within the US and whose work is commonly cited by the present administration - suggests 1 in 31 eight-year-olds within the US have autism.

And this price has elevated from 18 years in the past - however by nowhere close to as a lot as Trump steered.

There was no prevalence examine for 2007 however in 2006 the CDC estimated the speed to be 1 in 110. In 2008 it was 1 in 88.

Most consultants say rising charges of autism can primarily be attributed to adjustments in how the situation is recognized, in addition to better numbers of individuals being examined.

Trump additionally stated about autism charges that he “gave numbers yesterday [Sunday] it’s one in 12, I used to be advised that’s in California the place they've for some cause a extra extreme downside”.

The CDC estimated that in 2022 , external , about 1 in 12 eight-year outdated boys in California had autism - the best price for boys within the examine throughout 16 US states.