6.200 Autism and Maternal Antidepressant Use A recent study53
compared 298 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to 1507
randomly selected control children without the disorder. Of the
children with autism, 20 of the mothers had used antidepressant
drugs during the year before pregnancy or the first trimester of
pregnancy. Of the control children, 50 of the mothers had used the
drugs.
(a) Is there a significant association between prenatal exposure
to antidepressant medicine and the risk of autism? Test whether...