Peter Attia· MD
Strength uh definitely weak. Consistency moderate, specificity weak, temporality, I would say modest and probably even strong. Um biological gradient I would say moderate.
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Strength uh definitely weak. Consistency moderate, specificity weak, temporality, I would say modest and probably even strong. Um biological gradient I would say moderate.
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There's observational studies that have also reported associations between acetaminophen use and ADHD and language development. So again, um what what you really want to look for if you want to check the specificity box is a onetoone mapping.
So so here it's very non-specific, right? Because there are many variables that have been linked to autism risk, many with much stronger lines of evidence than acetaminophen. for example, advanced um paternal age, premature birth, air pollution exposure, and heavy metal exposure.
Um and I would say a handful of prospective cohort studies have reported this positive association. Um but remember these associations tend to go away when you control for family environment or genetics as we've seen in the two largest studies here uh that we've talked about.