A Pilot Study: Parent Perceptions of Behavior Change in Their Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder Following High Antioxidant Cacao Consumption.

TY - JOUR

T1 - A Pilot Study: Parent Perceptions of Behavior Change in Their Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder Following High Antioxidant Cacao Consumption.

AU - Sadek, Amy

AU - Berk, Lee S.

AU - Mainess, Karen

AU - Daher, Noha S.

N1 - Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurocognitive disorder with primary symptomology related to maladaptive behaviors and communication deficits. Children with ASD tend to have higher free radicals than antioxidants compared with their matched controls. This disequilibrium of oxidative stress has been associated with the pathogenesis of this neurocognitive disorder.

PY - 2018/10/1

Y1 - 2018/10/1

UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31043917

M3 - Article

VL - 17

JO - Integrative Medicine: A clinician's journal

JF - Integrative Medicine: A clinician's journal

ER -