Pediatric neurology professor talks about study linking autism, antidepressant use during pregnancyJuly 5, 2011Media· Antidepressant use in pregnancy may raise autism risk CNN.com: A small study found children whose mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely as other children to have autism or a related disorder. But the study is too small to draw any conclusions, said Max Wiznitzer, associate professor of pediatric neurology at the School of Medicine and a pediatric neurologist at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.