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 Chronic exposure to xenobiotic pollution leads to significantly higher total glutathione and lower reduced to oxidized glutathione ratio in red blood cells of children with autism ScienceDirect The impact of glutathione metabolism in autism spectrum disorder ScienceDirect Evidence of oxidative damage and inflammation associated with low glutathione redox status in the autism brain Translational Psychiatry