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Eugene

(66,548 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:52 AM Sep 23

Trump, 79, Says Cuba and the Amish Have No Autism in Bonkers Speech

Trump, 79, Says Cuba and the Amish Have No Autism in Bonkers Speech (The Daily Beast)

President Donald Trump made a series of bizarre claims and doled out his own medical advice while making a major announcement at the White House flanked by his top health officials.

The president, 79, was slated to give remarks on Monday afternoon that the administration had found links between autism and Tylenol use by pregnant women, an announcement that some doctors were already pushing back on.

However, Trump went off-script and made a series of rambling, eyebrow-raising comments about autism, vaccines, and butchered the pronunciation of acetaminophen, best known as the brand name Tylenol.

-snip-

Trump said there was no downside to not taking Tylenol. He called it “not good” and suggested pregnant women should “tough it out” despite Tylenol being the most commonly recommended pain reliever for pregnant women for decades.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-says-cuba-amish-221807237.html
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Trump, 79, Says Cuba and the Amish Have No Autism in Bonkers Speech (Original Post) Eugene Sep 23 OP
Unregistered Medical Advisor bucolic_frolic Sep 23 #1
If The Democrats OhioTim Sep 23 #16
Great idea, even if they do so few will actually see it because of the way Eliot Rosewater Sep 23 #29
Article should have fact checked the mucifer Sep 23 #2
Studies show Amish children do experience autism. Coldwater Sep 23 #3
That's the frustrating irony about this man-child. He doesn't believe in testing, really. At the same allegorical oracle Sep 23 #24
So Rain Man claims Autism doesn't exist in Cuba Coldwater Sep 23 #4
Hmmmmmmmmmm - absolute bullshit malaise Sep 23 #5
+1 dalton99a Sep 23 #6
Hey trump you asshole mountain grammy Sep 23 #7
And autistic, Amish Cubans? Fuhgeddaboudit! Xavier Breath Sep 23 #8
I was listening to a local radio station news not liberal not conservative just the mucifer Sep 23 #9
The amish also dont have hardly any accidental electrocutions. Volaris Sep 23 #10
100% of autistic people drink di-hydrogen monoxide! Strelnikov_ Sep 23 #13
Brawndo! is the obvious answer. Volaris Sep 23 #19
He heard that Cuba uses Paracetamol Lithos Sep 23 #11
Fuck krasnov! lark Sep 23 #12
Every community has it. Some might be under diagnosed if they don't have screenings for it IronLionZion Sep 23 #14
It's truly an amazing to have the worlds most powerful nation run by morons nt Javaman Sep 23 #15
Here are the stats on Autism across the world. patphil Sep 23 #17
Many countries have higher use of Acetaminophen than the US with lower autism rates. Wiz Imp Sep 23 #28
Yes, autism is found universally. But what commonality does every person in every nation share? allegorical oracle Sep 23 #30
The word 'bullshit' needs to go in front of 'medical' in first line. pandr32 Sep 23 #18
tRump now taking medical advice from Cuba. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 23 #20
Amish is a closed community. The women and children should be rescued, by man, not god. twodogsbarking Sep 23 #21
Another litany of lies Mblaze Sep 23 #22
Plus, fevers during the first trmester are very, very dangerous for fetal development obamanut2012 Sep 23 #23
Long story short: Women cause autism. (nt) Heidi Sep 23 #26
Using djt's logic, then, if humans would stop reproducing, there would be no more autism. allegorical oracle Sep 23 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Heidi Sep 23 #32
So show us the SCIENCE. (nt) Heidi Sep 23 #25
Trump is an evil monster and batshit crazy. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #27
Why is no one concerned that TheFarseer Sep 23 #33
Woke!!!!!! Strelnikov_ Sep 23 #34

OhioTim

(366 posts)
16. If The Democrats
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:35 AM
Sep 23

can't come up with a commercial showing Trump trying to pronounce acetaminophen then I give up.

Eliot Rosewater

(34,282 posts)
29. Great idea, even if they do so few will actually see it because of the way
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:08 PM
Sep 23

Our media is structured, and the people who need to see it to be woken up, the people that don’t vote, almost no chance they will see it unless it’s on TikTok.

But I like the idea

Coldwater

(483 posts)
3. Studies show Amish children do experience autism.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:03 AM
Sep 23

Lower reported rates are often due to underdiagnosis, cultural differences, and limited access to healthcare, not the absence of the disorder.


Link


https://tysonomomultimedia.substack.com/p/fact-check-trumps-claims-on-amish


allegorical oracle

(5,923 posts)
24. That's the frustrating irony about this man-child. He doesn't believe in testing, really. At the same
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:01 PM
Sep 23

time he feigns concern, it seems he believes that there would be no health issues if everyone just didn't get tested. He said that during Covid. So, if there's no testing -- and thus no disease -- there's no need for vaccines.

That's the way his mind works. If you deny whatever, then it never happened (like Biden's election win). He believes he won that election, which led to, and justified, the Jan. 6 insurrection. So he comfortably pardons the insurrectionists.

He. Is. Mentally. Deranged.

Coldwater

(483 posts)
4. So Rain Man claims Autism doesn't exist in Cuba
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:14 AM
Sep 23

Sorry Donny, wrong again

In 2013 Cuba played host to the first International Forum on Autism and Inclusion, in order to help Doctors identify the disorder in children?

malaise

(290,653 posts)
5. Hmmmmmmmmmm - absolute bullshit
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:14 AM
Sep 23
https://autismspectrumnews.org/autism-in-cuba/

Cuba has autism too. Lots of it. But do they have a similar prevalence rate as the US, or other richer countries? Actually, the guesswork says no. But none of this is as yet proven. The resources needed for prevalence studies have just not been available, again, due to the blockade.

Historically, though, there really wasn’t a great, visible need for the Cubans (in particular, their overseeing entity, the Ministry of Health) to implement large resources into autism programming; until 2010-2012, when they started hearing reports of larger numbers from their schools and pediatric offices (the first group of children they started working with is now 16).

Operating out of Havana’s Borras Marfán hospital, Dr. Yoysy Rondon Acosta is the National Coordinator for Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Working alongside Dr. Tania Adriana Péon, who heads the National Group of Child Psychiatry. they have been charged with coming up with national plans that can withstand the challenges of both the prevalence rise and the embargo/blockade. Every municipality in the country has its own health center that operates under the Ministry’s guidelines. And the result has been a framework that’s more than a little different…

mucifer

(25,403 posts)
9. I was listening to a local radio station news not liberal not conservative just the
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:54 AM
Sep 23

five minute news at the beginning of the hour. They said the CDC now recommends pregnant women not take acetaminophen. Just like that then on to the next story.

Volaris

(11,210 posts)
10. The amish also dont have hardly any accidental electrocutions.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:55 AM
Sep 23

By Donnie's logic, I guess that means we should just go ahead and shut down the power grids.

Somebody should tell him that he's right and Cuba doesn't have any autism...because they have universal healthcare.

Strelnikov_

(8,068 posts)
13. 100% of autistic people drink di-hydrogen monoxide!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:08 AM
Sep 23

It's even been found in cancer cells!

What are we going to do about this scourge?!

lark

(25,634 posts)
12. Fuck krasnov!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:04 AM
Sep 23

He hates us and is doing everything possible to make our lives more miserable!

patphil

(8,445 posts)
17. Here are the stats on Autism across the world.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:39 AM
Sep 23

Yes, Amish people have children with Autism, and Cuba also has autistic children. In fact, its found everywhere in the world.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/autism-rates-by-country

https://publichealthcollaborative.org/alerts/anti-vaccine-myth-that-amish-children-dont-have-autism-resurfaces/

The strange thing is that Japan and South Korea have the highest rate of Autism in the world. Look at the map. Sometimes neighboring nations have similar rates of Autism, sometimes they're a lot different.
For example, Ireland has a much higher rate than Great Britain. I think some of this is reporting, not vaccines, or things like Tylenol.
One cause I would like to suggest for the overall rise in Autism could be micro-plastics. I think there needs to be a lot more research here.

Wiz Imp

(7,852 posts)
28. Many countries have higher use of Acetaminophen than the US with lower autism rates.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:07 PM
Sep 23
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Countries with the highest acetaminophen (paracetamol) use include Denmark, Finland, Sweden, France, and the United Kingdom.

Autism rates for these countries (per 100,000):
United States 1050
Sweden 953
Denmark 892
Belgium 833
France 825
Finland 764
United Kingdom 710


allegorical oracle

(5,923 posts)
30. Yes, autism is found universally. But what commonality does every person in every nation share?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:09 PM
Sep 23

Beyond oxygen, water, sunshine, and foods, the only thing I can think of is genetics.

obamanut2012

(28,987 posts)
23. Plus, fevers during the first trmester are very, very dangerous for fetal development
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:54 AM
Sep 23

And mother health. Guess what Tylenol is great at?

allegorical oracle

(5,923 posts)
31. Using djt's logic, then, if humans would stop reproducing, there would be no more autism.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:12 PM
Sep 23

Or any other childhood diseases.

Response to allegorical oracle (Reply #31)

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