Within days of an announcement from President Donald Trump that using acetaminophen, often sold under the brand name Tylenol, during pregnancy could cause autism, local pediatricians began urging their patients to continue using the drug as needed.

Partners in Pediatrics, a Montgomery-based clinic with a Prattville satellite office, posted a notice to followers on Facebook on Tuesday warning patients that “science should guide children’s health, not politics.”

“Tylenol has not been proven to cause autism,” the clinic wrote. “The current evidence does not support this claim.”

The clinic also emphasized the safety of vaccines, which have been under attack by the administration and have long been claimed by anti-vaxxers to be the cause of autism. Trump said Monday that giving vaccines sepa

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