The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing new recommendations following a national announcement by President Donald Trump linking the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism.

As federal health officials warn pregnant people to limit acetaminophen use unless medically necessary, autism advocates in Acadiana are urging the public to approach the news with caution and compassion.

Vanessa Lomas, president of the Autism Society of Acadiana , said the announcement feels personal—and potentially harmful. Her brother, Josh, is on the "furthest extreme of the autism spectrum," is nonverbal, cannot read or write and will never live independently.

"That's something I would love for him, but it's just not in the cards..."

Lomas says the public conversation should focus less

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