Babies born to mothers, who took antidepressants early in their pregnancy, are approximately three times more likely to develop autism.

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The Autism Society lists the following facts and statistics regarding autism:

Nearly one percent of American children (ages 3-17) are living with ASD.
On average, one in every 110 babies is born with autism in the U.S.
Nearly 1.5 million Americans live with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability, with a 1,148% growth rate.
There is an average $60 billion annual cost for treating autism in the US. 60% of these costs are in adult services.
Early diagnosis and intervention can reduce the cost of lifelong autism care by 2/3.
In 10 years, the annual cost of ASD care is estimated to be $200-400 billion.
The cost of autism over the lifespan of a person is estimated to be $3.2 million.