Modulation of Autism Symptoms in a 13-Year-Old Boy by Food Supplement Juvenil

Antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti-anxiety drugs, or sleeping pills are most often used to treat autism spectrum disorders.The treatment thus focuses on the manifestations accompanying autism, such as inattention, irritability, or sleep disorders, but does not address the essence of the social deficits of autistic children.In addition, drug treatment is often poorly tolerated.Since a certain association of autism with gut microbiota dysbiosis has been demonstrated, and given the existence of the microbiota-gut-brain axis, it can be assumed that modulation of the gut microbiota could contribute to the treatment of the essence of some Autism Spectrum Disorders category manifestations.Here, we present an example of the use of the nutritional supplement Juvenil to alleviate the manifestations of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a patient with Asperger's syndrome.