Name: 泰諾是否真的會導致自閉症？ (Is Tylenol Actually Causing Autism?)
Uploaded: 2025-09-23T18:39:47.000Z
Duration: 7 min 4 s

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Health and Human Resources found that in the year 2000, it was 1 in 150 kids who had autism, but in the year 2022, it was 1 in 31 kids.

衛生與人力資源部發現，2000 年，每 150 個孩子中就有 1 個患有自閉症，而到了 2022 年，每 31 個孩子中就有 1 個。

Other studies have found that the rates of autism are increasing in the UK, Japan, South Korea, and Denmark.

其他研究發現，英國、日本、韓國和丹麥的自閉症發病率正在上升。

You may have heard about an environmental toxin.

There are claims of plastics leaching into the placenta, causing autism in the brain.

有人聲稱塑膠會滲入胎盤，導致大腦自閉症。

There's even new research about Tylenol consumption during pregnancy, causing autism in the kid.

甚至有新的研究表明，懷孕期間服用泰諾會導致孩子患上自閉症。

But today, we are going to explain to you exactly what is causing an increase in autism diagnosis, so you can understand what to do about it.

但今天，我們將向您解釋自閉症診斷增加的確切原因，以便您瞭解該如何應對。

It can show up for different people in different ways, but generally, it encompasses a harder time communicating, having specific focused interests, problems with routine when it's disrupted, intense reactions to bright lights, loud noises, and annoying stimuli, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is a spectrum, so it will vary from person to person.

不同的人可能會有不同的表現，但一般來說，自閉症包括較難溝通、有特定的專注興趣、生活規律被打亂時會出現問題、對強光、嘈雜聲和惱人的刺激有強烈反應等，而自閉症譜系障礙（ASD）是一個譜系，所以會因人而異。

Why is there an increase in autism diagnosis recently?

為什麼最近自閉症診斷有所增加？

One hot area of research is air pollution exposure during pregnancy.

其中一個熱門研究領域是孕期的空氣汙染暴露。

The tiny particles we breathe in can get passed down to the placenta and potentially into the developing brain.

我們吸入的微小顆粒會進入胎盤，並有可能進入發育中的大腦。

A study on 8,000 children and mothers found that higher exposure to ozone in the atmosphere was associated with autism.

一項針對 8,000 名兒童和母親的研究發現，暴露於大氣中的臭氧較多與自閉症有關。

The thing is that these air pollutants that are being studied have actually been decreasing in society recently, so it does not explain why there's been an increase in autism diagnosis.

問題是，這些被研究的空氣汙染物在最近的社會中實際上在減少，所以這並不能解釋為什麼自閉症診斷率在上升。

Another popular idea in the media right now is that Tylenol consumption during pregnancy can cause autism.

現在媒體上流行的另一種說法是，懷孕期間服用泰諾會導致自閉症。

Typically, pregnant people are told that Tylenol, or acetaminophen, is safer to take than Advil, or ibuprofen, as Advil can impact blood flow to the fetus and has been linked to congenital birth defects.

通常情況下，孕婦會被告知服用泰諾或對乙酰氨基酚比服用安非他明或布洛芬更安全，因為安非他明會影響胎兒的血流量，並與先天性出生缺陷有關。

But more recent concern is that Tylenol may be affecting sex hormones and acting as an endocrine disruptor.

但最近的擔憂是，泰諾可能會影響性激素，成為一種內分泌干擾物。

Not all studies found issues with Tylenol in pregnancy in this way, but enough did in order for there to be a concern about its impact on children.

並不是所有的研究都發現泰諾在孕期有這樣的問題，但足夠多的研究發現了泰諾對兒童的影響。

A 2021 consensus statement in Nature Journal suggested people should stop taking Tylenol during pregnancy.

2021 年，《自然》雜誌發表了一份共識聲明，建議人們在懷孕期間停止服用泰諾。

But a more recent study in 2024 found something else.

但最近在 2024 年進行的一項研究卻發現了另外一些情況。

This recent study followed almost 2.5 million children in Scandinavia over a 24-year period.

最近的這項研究對斯堪的納維亞半島近 250 萬名兒童進行了長達 24 年的跟蹤調查。

It looked at data on the parents, how much Tylenol they consumed, a lot of other information about their medical records, and this was all due to huge public records that are taken in Scandinavia.

它研究了父母的數據、他們服用了多少泰諾，以及有關他們醫療記錄的許多其他資訊，而這一切都歸功於斯堪的納維亞半島龐大的公共記錄。

These studies did at first find that parents or mothers who were taking Tylenol, their kids had a 20-30% increased chance of having autism.

這些研究最初確實發現，服用泰諾的父母或母親，其孩子患自閉症的機率會增加 20%-30%。

But then they started to factor in other things that could be at play.

但隨後他們開始考慮其他可能起作用的因素。

For example, the age of the mom, which is also known to have an impact on causing autism.

例如，媽媽的年齡，眾所周知，這也會影響自閉症的發病率。

Accounting for age alone took the cause of autism from Tylenol down from 30% to 5%.

僅考慮年齡因素，泰諾導致自閉症的比例就從 30% 降至 5%。

This is because it has been found that the age of the parent does have an impact on the kid's chance of having autism.

這是因為研究發現，父母的年齡確實會影響孩子患自閉症的機率。

Right now in the US, 3.2% of kids have autism, but if your mother happens to be over the age of 40, that increases from 3.2% to 5.6%.

目前，美國有 3.2% 的兒童患有自閉症，但如果你的母親碰巧超過了 40 歲，這個比例就會從 3.2% 上升到 5.6%。

A similar increase is also seen if the sperm is coming from a father who is over 40 years old.

如果精子的父親年齡超過 40 歲，精子數量也會增加。

When age is factored in, the impact of Tylenol starts to decrease, and then the impact from Tylenol completely flatlines when you take into consideration genetics.

如果考慮到年齡因素，泰諾的影響就會開始減小，如果考慮到遺傳因素，泰諾的影響就會完全消失。

Depending on the study, it has been found that autism has an inheritability of 70-90%, which is similar to the inheritability of height.

根據不同的研究發現，自閉症的遺傳率為 70-90%，這與身高的遺傳率相似。

Family history of autism is one of the strongest risk factors.

自閉症家族史是最重要的風險因素之一。

For example, if one sibling has autism, it's more likely that the other will as well.

例如，如果兄弟姐妹中有一人患有自閉症，那麼另一人也很有可能患有自閉症。

When it comes to identical twin studies, when one has autism, it's extremely likely the other will as well.

在同卵雙胞胎研究中，如果其中一個患有自閉症，另一個也極有可能患有自閉症。

So if you are a mother on the spectrum, you're more likely to have a kid who will also be on the spectrum.

是以，如果你是一位有譜系障礙的母親，那麼你的孩子也更有可能有譜系障礙。

And something so interesting that came out of this study was that mothers on the spectrum are more likely to take Tylenol because they have increased pain during pregnancy and increased chance of migraines.

這項研究還發現了一個有趣的現象，那就是有精神分裂症的母親更有可能服用泰諾，因為她們在懷孕期間疼痛加劇，偏頭痛的機率也會增加。

Essentially, when genetics is considered, Tylenol stops becoming a huge risk factor when it comes to autism.

從根本上說，如果考慮到遺傳因素，泰諾就不再是自閉症的一個巨大風險因素了。

This doesn't mean that as a pregnant mother, you don't have the autonomy to talk to your doctor about taking Advil or Tylenol.

這並不意味著作為孕媽媽，您沒有自主權與醫生討論服用 Advil 或 Tylenol 的問題。

Maybe you don't want to do those things just to decrease risk, and that's completely fine.

也許你不想為了降低風險而做這些事，這完全沒有問題。

But right now, we need to understand what is being talked about in regards to Tylenol causing autism.

但現在，我們需要了解有關泰諾導致自閉症的討論內容。

So this is the real reason why there's an increase in autism recently.

所以，這才是最近自閉症患者增多的真正原因。

Please share this widely, because the idea of autism being caused by something specific is being co-opted in the media right now.

請廣泛分享這篇文章，因為自閉症是由某種特定原因引起的這一觀點正在被媒體大肆篡改。

The real reason from a research and scientific perspective for an increase in autism is diagnostic testing.

從研究和科學的角度來看，自閉症患者增加的真正原因是診斷測試。

In the 1960s, to be considered diagnosed with autism, you mostly had to be nonverbal.

在 20 世紀 60 年代，要想被診斷為自閉症，大部分人都必須不說話。

In the 1980s, the diagnostics shifted and started to include children who were hyperfixated on specific things.

20 世紀 80 年代，診斷方法發生了變化，開始將過度專注於特定事物的兒童納入診斷範圍。

In the early 1990s, it was only diagnosed in young children and required to meet less criteria than the decade before.

20 世紀 90 年代初，這種疾病只在幼兒中確診，所需的標準也比前十年要少。

And a huge reason why there is an increase in diagnosis recently is that adults can now be diagnosed with autism.

最近診斷率上升的一個重要原因是，現在成年人也能被診斷出患有自閉症。

In 2013, Asperger's syndrome was no longer separated from ASD and was looped into autism spectrum disorder, increasing the amount of people with autism again, with a study finding that the 60% increase in autism from 1980 to 2011 was due to how the diagnosis was changed.

2013 年，阿斯伯格綜合徵不再從 ASD 中分離出來，而是被歸入自閉症譜系障礙，這使得自閉症患者的數量再次增加，一項研究發現，1980 年至 2011 年間自閉症患者增加了 60%，原因就在於診斷方式的改變。

More recent studies are finding that the increase now in autism diagnosis is due to a change in the public perception of autism.

最近的研究發現，現在自閉症診斷率的上升是由於公眾對自閉症的看法發生了變化。

The decreased stigma in teachers and parents is calling for people and children to get diagnosed more often.

教師和家長的成見減少了，這就要求人們和兒童更頻繁地接受診斷。

An increase in diagnostic testing, as well as an increase in support services, has decreased the stigma of ASD and therefore caused more people to self-identify or get diagnosed with it.

診斷檢測的增加以及支持服務的增加，減少了自閉症的恥辱感，從而使更多的人自我認同或被診斷出患有自閉症。

A survey of parents in 2024 found that they are more likely to seek a diagnosis for their kid than ever before.

2024 年對家長進行的一項調查發現，他們比以往任何時候都更願意為自己的孩子尋求診斷。

For example, in the survey, they asked parents if their kid, say, for example, was told that they were having bad behavior in classrooms, what would they do?

例如，在調查中，他們問家長，如果他們的孩子，比如說，被告知在課堂上有不良行為，他們會怎麼做？

More likely than ever, they will seek a diagnosis of ASD.

Not to mention that in the past, girls and women were often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed with autism in more recent years.

更不用說，在過去，女孩和婦女常常被誤診為自閉症，或者近年來被診斷為自閉症的人數不足。

Girls and women are seeking out diagnosis for autism.

女孩和婦女正在尋求自閉症診斷。

Sven Bois, a professor of child and adolescent psychiatric science says, we don't see an epidemic in autism, but we see an epidemic of diagnosis.

兒童和青少年精神病學教授斯文-博伊斯（Sven Bois）說，我們沒有看到自閉症的流行，但我們看到了診斷的流行。

Another important thing to remember here is that the complexity of the brain, the complexity of genetics, it's going to be very hard, almost impossible, to figure out a specific one thing that causes autism.

另一件要記住的重要事情是，由於大腦的複雜性和遺傳學的複雜性，要找出導致自閉症的具體原因是非常困難的，幾乎是不可能的。

We should always be skeptical if someone tries to say this is the exact reason why autism is being caused in people because it's an extremely complex disorder.

如果有人試圖說這就是導致自閉症的確切原因，我們應該始終持懷疑態度，因為自閉症是一種極其複雜的疾病。

Not to mention that many people in the ASD community are more interested in research going into how to help people with ASD, not trying to figure out exactly what causes it.

更何況，許多 ASD 社區的人更感興趣的是研究如何幫助 ASD 患者，而不是試圖找出確切的病因。

We'll put a link to our podcast where we talk even more about this specific disorder, as well as how certain governments and media are trying to co-opt the narrative of autism to maybe push another agenda.

我們將提供播客鏈接，在播客中，我們將更多地討論這種特殊的疾病，以及某些政府和媒體是如何試圖採用自閉症的說法來推動另一種議程的。

Thank you so much for watching this video.

Share with anyone who might be interested and we'll see you soon for some new science.

與任何可能感興趣的人分享，我們很快就會看到新的科學知識。