TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — On Monday, Cherie John was playing a game with her son Nathan Lennex on his iPad. He’s 15 years old and has level two autism. When he was just four years old, she found out.

“I was relieved because I felt validated in what I was seeing in him, but on the other hand I was really uncertain,” John said, worried about his future.

On Monday the Trump Administration announced that when pregnant woman use acetaminophen, Tylenol’s active ingredient, especially late in their pregnancy, it might cause long-term neurological effects in their children.

While some studies show the autism rate is going up, there are other studies that show the rates are only going up because there is more testing being done and more awareness.

The Trump Administration is continuing to look for

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