Sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli sprouts, has been shown to benefit autism in a way no drug ever has in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. In previous articles, we explored how autism may be due to synaptic dysfunction. This view suggests the condition can be treated and reversed. This possibility has enticed parents and researchers who observed how fever could decrease symptoms of autism. Researchers have explored the potential of sulforaphane as a treatment for autism because of its effects on four other factors in autism: oxidative stress, lower antioxidant capacity, mitochondrial dysfunction, and brain inflammation. What’s more, this doesn’t only occur in a petri dish. Sulforaphane has been found to cross the blood-brain barrier, so when you eat broccoli, sulforaphane quickly reaches your brain and exerts its protective effects—at least it does in theory. You don’t know, of course, until you put it to the test. You can understand …