r/science Professor | Medicine Feb 21 '25

Neuroscience The risk of developing ADHD was 3 times higher among children whose mothers used the pain-relief drug acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy. The association was stronger among daughters, with the daughters of acetaminophen-exposed mothers showing a 6.16 times higher likelihood of ADHD.

https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/child-adhd-risk-linked-to-mothers-use-of-acetaminophen
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u/MusicHearted Feb 21 '25

It's a common comorbidity. People with adhd are more likely to have a connective tissue disorder and other chronic pain disorders. The diagnoses are separate, but the overlap is significant enough to consider a possible correlation.

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u/AppTB Feb 21 '25

And more likely to have access to medical treatments and more prone to seeking treatment for ailments the many in the non developed world don’t have.

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u/IAMAGrinderman Feb 21 '25

Same as the vaccines and autism thing. It's not that autism is caused by vaccines, it's that if you're fortunate enough to get your scheduled vaccines, you're probably also gonna recieve the medical care that would lead to an autism diagnosis if you already have it.

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u/AppTB Feb 21 '25

That’s a completely different topic and different risk profile IMO. But if you insist