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In a company-reported trial of 58 teens and young adults, L1-79 improved social skills more than placebo, but full results are not yet published.
Poor sleep and a strong need for movement and touch often go together in autistic children, though the studies cannot show which causes which.
Two ADHD medicines eased overactivity in autistic children, exercise and parent coaching helped too, and omega-3 had much weaker support.
Autinorm has never been tested in autistic children; its marketing points to research on a different form of folate at a far higher dose.
Careful trials found L-carnosine does not change autism, and no small gain it showed has held up in a second trial.
Risperidone reliably eases tantrums, aggression and self-injury in autistic children, and it also reliably causes weight gain.
Therapy usually ends when goals are met, when it stops making a real difference, or when the family decides, ideally by cutting down gradually.
Many autistic children sleep badly; a better bedtime routine comes first, with melatonin added only if that is not enough.
CBT is the only treatment for sound sensitivity tested in a proper trial, but that trial was in adults, not autistic children.
Nothing makes sound sensitivity go away, but a hearing check, ear defenders for loud moments and slow, child-led practice can help.
No study shows whether OT or ABA should come first; the two working together, and fitting your child's needs, matter more.
Sugar does not cause autism or ADHD, but children who have a lot of sugary drinks tend to struggle more with big feelings.