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RFK, Tylenol, and Autism Panic
from Tylenol ‘Tism, FBI at Jan. 6th, & Meeting The Mossad | The Tim Dillon Show #463 · #463
4 min
Tim riffs at length on RFK Jr.'s claims linking Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism, mocking the messaging with Lord of the Rings orc comparisons, personal stories about his mother's over-the-counter drug habits, and a long digression about a violent classmate named Charles as an example of unpredictable child outcomes.
- Tim welcomes the audience and notes Tylenol controversy sparked by RFK's recommendation to avoid it.
- Tim's mother was addicted to over-the-counter pharmaceuticals like pseudoephedrine, and nobody realizes addiction to OTC drugs is possible.
- RFK claims pregnant mothers taking Tylenol causes autism in their children.
- Tim's philosophy on the Tylenol-autism question: he's a big fan of personal responsibility in parenting choices.
- If your autistic kid turns out to be a genius, you made the right call; if he's like a quiet Rainman who counts marbles, that's fine.
- Tim has friends who had kids late in life and the children sound like orcs from Lord of the Rings, which he does not want.
- Dr. Kennedy's claim: taking Tylenol while pregnant renders the child unable to wipe itself, speak, date, eat pizza, or do anything except scream like a Helm's Deep orc.
- Tim questions whether Kennedy is actually a doctor and notes he doesn't care either way.
- RFK begins discussing HHS action on acetaminophen and FDA response to clinical studies on the drug.
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