When I learned I was pregnant for the first time, I was so excited to buy what at the time was the best-selling book of advice for expected parents.

It made recommendations that wouldn't surprise most nutritionists, fruits and

vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins. The promise was that if I stuck to the book's recommendations,

I would give my baby the best odds for healthy development in the womb and decades after.

Like, it was all on me, right? The book did allow pregnant moms to choose one single cheat item per week.

The indulgences included one bagel made with white flour, one brand muffin made with honey, or 10, 10, my friends, 10 pretzels or 10 potato chips.

Once a month, I could go to town with a slice of cake. I can admit now that they are full-grown, healthy young adults, that I surpassed my limit on cheat items with my kids.

But if their health was not good, would I have spent the rest of my life feeling guilty about somehow causing their problems?

From KERA in Dallas, this is Think. I'm Chris Boyd.

Look, healthy habits are important during pregnancy for parent and child.

But my guest sees President Trump's recent advice that we tough it out and avoid Tylenol during pregnancy

as part of a long tradition of looking for mistakes by mothers to explain rising rates of autism.

Sarah Luterman is a reporter covering disability and aging for the 19th, which published her article.

This isn't the first time moms have been blamed for their kids' autism.

Sarah, welcome to think.

Thank you for having me.

You open this piece by writing about J.J JJ Hanley, who is mother to two boys.

They were little kids in the early 90s.

She brought her then two-year-old son Tim to the pediatrician with some concerns about

his development.

What made her suspect something might be different about the way he was developing? Her son, Tim, had some language delays and some other behaviors that seemed a little bit unusual.

And he had an older brother and his development wasn't identical or similar to his.

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