Tests show broccoli may help autism?

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This article explains how a compound found in broccoli has apparently been found to be effective in treating people with social anxiety issues, aggression and other symptoms linked to Autism. If it is able to help some folk on the spectrum, and not just a hype then I'm all for it.

Any comments or feedback on this? I'm not saying that those who normally hate broccoli should go out and buy tons of it to chow down on...

However, if they can produce medication based on this that's truly beneficial to those who truly want to reduce their more negative symptoms, it would be great.

https://za.news.yahoo.com/could-broccol ... 30023.html

Yes, I read just the other day about the controlled studies of something extracted from broccoli which seemed to reduce anxiety related symptoms in teenage and young adult moderate to severe autistics:

a compound called sulforaphane, derived from broccoli, to a small group of severely to moderately autistic teenage boys and young men, there was a dramatic improvement in the subjects? symptoms. They were calmer, more social and in some cases, more verbal.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/fayeflam/20 ... -broccoli/

Would actually eating broccoli itself help calm anxiety issues with a considerably older and fairly mild aspie? That I don't know - but given that I like broccoli anyway - I think I will give it a try and have a portion of broccoli every day for a week and see if I notice any difference. Between broccoli and Zoloft - who knows? Maybe, it will do some good. At least broccoli is good for you and I have never heard of any negative side effects.

hmmmm my son get angry, anxious and aggressive if I try to feed him broccoli!!

Not eating broccoli causes autism. That's why everyone with autism was never served broccoli prior to developing symptoms. lol/jk