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Antioxidants For Autism
Published June 1, 2012
in Biological Psychiatry
A specific antioxidant supplement containing N-Acetylcysteine, or NAC may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital that involved 31 children with the disorder.
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/antioxidants_autism-90568
Filed under: featured, Irritability, Psychopharmacology, Repetitive Behavior, Treatments