Rather than support autistic people and their families, the West continues the “drugs cause autism” grift. In a recent development, families are suing makers of acetaminophen and other such drugs under the belief that pregnant people taking this drug caused their child’s autism and ADHD.
Any critical analysis of the issue would lead one to the obvious: when people are pushed to the financial and emotional limit, they’re explore every option. In this case, they’re enabled by grifters who risk nothing by suing big pharma hoping to get a favourable decision. The potential payout for these lawyers is huge.
Meanwhile, regular autistic folks will get nothing from this other than a continuance of the “you’re a damaged neurotypical” trope. How does this lawsuit help the many unemployed, homeless, and struggling autistic people out there? It doesn’t.
Here we go again
Here we go again
Here we go again
Rather than support autistic people and their families, the West continues the “drugs cause autism” grift. In a recent development, families are suing makers of acetaminophen and other such drugs under the belief that pregnant people taking this drug caused their child’s autism and ADHD.
Any critical analysis of the issue would lead one to the obvious: when people are pushed to the financial and emotional limit, they’re explore every option. In this case, they’re enabled by grifters who risk nothing by suing big pharma hoping to get a favourable decision. The potential payout for these lawyers is huge.
Meanwhile, regular autistic folks will get nothing from this other than a continuance of the “you’re a damaged neurotypical” trope. How does this lawsuit help the many unemployed, homeless, and struggling autistic people out there? It doesn’t.