oxytocin

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Has anyone heard of oxytocin being used to treat autism? It's the bonding hormone. The first time I heard about it, I immediately thought of autism and how someone with autism or asperger's would feel if they took a hormone that facilitated bonding and encouraged strong social ties.

Don't get me wrong...I actually think that Asperger's could have some strong adaptive features for the individual and confer some advantage for the overall community. I am just wondering if someone feels they would enjoy life more if they were more bonded, would this be a useful hormone?

If I have understood this correctly this hormone will among other things make you more prone to trust other people. This could have devastating effects on an autistic individual that is already naiv/gullible and easily taken advantage of due to his or her lack of social understanding. For this reason I would never try oxytocin.

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This is the hormone that gives post orgasmic "high"

I want

the amino acid l-arginine triggers the release of oxytocin