Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, work by influencing naturally occurring chemical messengers in our brains.The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, involved the analysis of health records in Quebec from January 1999 and December 2009. During that time 145,456 full-term singleton infants were born, and 1,054 or 0.72 percent were subsequently diagnosed with autism. The average age at first diagnosis was 4.6 years and the average age of children at the end of follow-up was 6.2 years. Boys with autism outnumbered girls 4 to 1.Researchers identified 4,724 infants (3.2 percent) who were exposed to […]