One double-blind placebo-controlled study shows that autistic individuals who received 46%, 54%, and 42% of sulforaphane (broccoli sprout extract) were much or very much improved on social interaction, aberrant behavior, and verbal communication, respectively.
Thirty-five percent of participants on sulforaphane improved at least 30% on the ‘Social Responsiveness Scale’ compared with no improvement on placebo. Additionally, 60% of participants receiving sulforaphane improved substantially on the ‘Aberrant Behavior Checklist’ compared with only 20% improving on placebo.
If a drug did what sulforaphane does, we’d all have heard of it and it would be all over the news as a miracle drug for autism. No joke. But of course, since it’s a natural compound and not patentable and big bucks can’t be made, most don’t hear about it, unfortunately. Maybe if we all share it, those people who desperately need this information will get it.
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References:
Singh K, Connors SL, Macklin EA, Smith KD, Fahey JW, Talalay P, Zimmerman AW. Sulforaphane treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Oct 28;111(43):15550-5.
