Frontiers Treatments for Biomedical Abnormalities Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder We talk a lot about behaviors and developmental support in autism, but what about what's happening on a cellular level? Many children on the spectrum have disruptions in glutathione metabolism, leading to Your Glutathione Index Defines How Your Cells Are Ageing What Causes Autism? Vitamin A Deficiency & the Developing Brain Studies show children with autism have significantly lower levels of glutathione, the body's master antioxidant. Without enough glutathione, the body struggles to eliminate toxins, making it harder to cope with everyday Efficacy of methylcobalamin and folinic acid treatment on glutathione redox status in children with autism The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition