Flu Shots Don't Increase Autism Risk In Pregnancy

Getting the flu while pregnant doesn't appear to increase the child's risk of being diagnosed with autism later on, a study finds, and neither does getting a flu shot while pregnant.

The study, published Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics, tries to tease apart subtle questions of risk and risk avoidance. Some smaller, earlier studies have found an association between serious viral infections in pregnancy or maternal fever in pregnancy and increased autism risk. This much larger study finds no such ties, though the authors note that it shouldn't be the last word on the topic....
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/11/28/503592933/flu-vaccine-during-pregnancy-not-linked-to-autism?ft=nprml&f=1001