Navigating Misinformation

Instructions

• Read the resources below:

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/rise-in-autism-diagnoses/

https://www.nnlm.gov/reading-club/topic/259

• Answer the prompt below in 200 words or less.
• Your audience is parents of a newly diagnosed autistic child or adolescent. Use clear and plain language.

Prompt

Parent: Do you think that my child has autism because I took Tylenol when I was pregnant? It was the only thing that the doctors would let me use for my back pain. I took it every day! Everyone is talking about it in the news, and I dont know what to think. Im freaking out.

What is your response?