Why the Paracetamol–Autism Panic Isn’t About Science: It’s About Control

The Not So Quiet Dehumanisation Of Autistic People

There is a familiar rhythm to these headlines. A substance. A pregnancy. A risk. Autism positioned not as a way of being in the world, but as an adverse outcome to be traced, isolated, and ideally prevented. Paracetamol during pregnancy is simply the latest character to wander onto this well-worn stage.

The problem is not that people study medications. R…