Amazon.com: Glutathione in Autism (The Comprehensive Guide to Glutathione Book 29) eBook : Gutman, Jimmy, Schettini, Stephen: Kindle Store 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 Evidence of oxidative damage and inflammation associated with low glutathione redox status in the autism brain Translational Psychiatry 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 Evidence of microglial activation in autism and its possible role in brain underconnectivity Neuron Glia Biology Cambridge Core 87 studies. 9,000+ children. and most parents have never heard this conversation. A meta analysis of 87 studies involving over 9,000 children found consistently lower glutathione levels and higher oxidative stress in children