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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

We’re autistic mothers with children on the spectrum. Trump and RFK Jr. are trying to blame Tylenol and us

Jennifer Cook, an autistic woman and mother of autistic children, said Trump's comments erase autistic women - (Jennifer Cook)

Jennifer Cook is perhaps best known as a dating expert for the hit Netflix series Love on the Spectrum, which chronicles the travails of autistic adults as they navigate the dating world. But Cook is herself autistic — and a mother to three autistic kids.

That’s why she was shocked when President Donald Trump pegged the use of acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, by pregnant women and children as a major cause of autism.

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