tornpentacle t1_iw3b5sc wrote on November 12, 2022 at 5:09 PM

Reply to comment by BrightAd306 in Autistic people are more vulnerable to depression and anxiety during pregnancy: around three times more likely than non-autistic parents to report having prenatal depression (9% of non-autistic parents and 24% of autistic parents) and anxiety (14% of non-autistic parents and 48% of autistic parents) by giuliomagnifico

This is pretty clearly only referring to the people who are pregnant.

BrightAd306 t1_iw3sn3h wrote on November 12, 2022 at 7:10 PM

When they say autistic parents, it’s not clear it’s the pregnant one. It’s very confusing. Precise language matters in science. This sets us back.

Non pregnant partners- fathers- can also get depression before and after a baby is born, but they doesn’t seem to be the population studied, or are they? They’re also parents, but not pregnant women.