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b_b · 3267 days ago · link · · parent · post: Maternal exposure to anti-depressant SSRIs linked to autism in children
Add to that the fact that the increase in autism diagnosis has been steep enough that if there were one thing (SSRIs, for example, or anything else), it would be the easiest thing for any decent statistician to pick out. The fact that it's taken this many years to even suggest this possibility means that if there's an effect, it's almost undoubtedly weak. It took, what, one or two days of good study for the academic community at large to reject the vaccine hypothesis? Sadly, once the meme is released, it multiplies on its own. Hopefully antidepressants don't suffer the same fate, as they help a lot of people, especially at times of great hormonal flux such as baby time. Know what else is really bad for kids? Maternal depression.