The Trump Administration’s announcement last week warning pregnant parents to avoid Tylenol for fear it causes autism has forced Flathead Valley medical professionals to confront long-disputed links between the drug and the developmental disorder, citing unproven studies and raising concern over the announcement’s inflammatory tone, which they say could cause harm by misinforming families and pregnant individuals.

“One of the main flaws is they’re not looking at all the potential factors that could be related to the development of autism,” Molly Nicolson, a recent doctoral graduate with Kalispell Midwives and Women’s Health about the studies, said. “Some [studies] haven’t looked at familial links or genetics. It’s so complex, there’s too many causes to say that when there’s just not enoug

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