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“If acetaminophen is the safest among available options but pregnant women are advised to avoid it because of the risk of ASD and ADHD in exposed offspring, then they are caught between a rock and a hard place.”

Progress in perinatal care has improved survival for children born very preterm (VPT), but these children remain at higher risk of cognitive impairment compared with children born at term.

Given the widespread use of this medication, even a small increase in risk could have major public health implications.

Scatterplots were without evidence of an exposure threshold below which associations were absent, indicating linear dose-response relationships across all exposure levels.

“Genetic neurodevelopmental disorders are common in the pediatric population, and establishing a specific diagnosis early provides multiple benefits including prognostication, surveillance for disorder-related complications, accurate recurrence risk, and specific management.”

“These autism sensory differences—from altered habituation patterns in utero to atypical newborn responses—offer clinicians measurable indicators that precede behavioral presentations.”