Figure 1: CMAJ Researchers are studying a possible link between acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy and higher autism or ADHD risk. It may lower glutathione, an important antioxidant for brain development. PDF] Evidence that Increased Acetaminophen use in Genetically Vulnerable Children Appears to be a Major Cause of the Epidemics of Autism, Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity, and Asthma Semantic Scholar Is Tylenol Safe During Pregnancy? Understanding Risk Factors Seeking Health Metabolism of acetaminophen (paracetamol) in plantstwo independent pathways result in the formation of a glutathione and a glucose conjugate Environmental Science and Pollution Research Springer Nature Link