WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is expected to announce Monday that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy could contribute to autism risk and will advise pregnant women to take it — or its generic form, acetaminophen — only for high fevers, according to two senior administration officials who spoke with POLITICO .

On Friday, Trump previewed the announcement, telling reporters: “Autism is totally out of control. I think we, maybe, have a reason why.”

White House spokesperson Kush Desai said Sunday the announcement would mark “historic progress” in efforts to address rising autism diagnoses.

The issue has been a priority for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who pledged earlier this year to deliver answers by September. According to the CDC, 1 in 31 American 8-year-olds wa

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