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 The role of glutathione redox imbalance in autism spectrum disorder: A review ScienceDirect Sex Dependent Behavioral and Biochemical Alterations in a Prenatal Oral Valproic Acid Rat Model of Autism ACS Chemical Neuroscience 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 Mercury induced excitotoxicity in autism spectrum disorder: disruption of glutamatergic homeostasis and the therapeutic role of the selenium glutathione axis BioMetals Springer Nature Link