Dr. Martine Lappé interviewed by NPR on Tylenol/autism claims

Sociology faculty member Dr. Martine Lappé was interviewed this past week by NPR on the White House’s claims regarding the purported connection between mothers’ Tylenol consumption and autism. The story (linked below) describes the history and social context of those claims, and their impact on pregnant people, mothers, and the autism community.

NPR 9/26/25: “‘Long history of blaming mothers’: Trump’s Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions”