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Autism: Paracetamol

Commons · Question 83883 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

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Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) autistic people and (b) their families affected by claims that acetaminophen causes autism.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 18 Nov 2025

The Department recognises that recent claims suggesting a link between acetaminophen and autism may have caused concern among some individuals. The Government, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and I have provided clea...