(NewsNation) — The national conversation around autism has ramped up.

Last week, President Trump discouraged pregnant women from taking Tylenol, saying research needs to be done to see if there is a potential link between the pain reliever and higher autism risk.

Jillian Michaels, host of the “Keeping It Real” podcast, and Jessica Reed Kraus, an independent journalist, joined Tuesday's "On Balance" to discuss the topic.

Michaels believes that the explosion of autism diagnoses is the impetus behind the broader discussion now taking place.

She also noted that the topic is "something near and dear to RFK Jr.'s heart."

"I think that all of us either have a person that's neurodivergent in the home or has a friend with a child that has autism. Everyone is touched by this in one way or anoth

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