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Agnieszka's KetoForce and C8 are new additions, last time it was Tyler's Agmatine as additions to the  Full Polypill I recently updated my autism Polypill. It is now the fifth version, so it is becoming ever more personalized to one specific case of autism.   I added caprylic acid C8 and KetoForce Beta Hydroxybutyrate. The full Polypill version 5 is here:    https://epiphanyasd.blogspot.com/p/polypill-for-autism.html I do feel that I am getting near the final version. I already am pretty sure what is going to be added in the sixth version. There are one or two potentially clever ideas in this blog that I have not yet developed. After my first year of autism research my doctor mother thought the result was good enough to stop, but I persevered and some further improvement did come. She was supportive of the concept but rather surprised it was possible. I think I have now achieved most of what is possible, which took an additional five years. Having recently been revi...

The potential benefit of the ketone BHB in autism was covered extensively in earlier posts.   It looks like different people may benefit for entirely different reasons and some may not benefit at all.  Some MCT oils, taken as precursors to BHB, can actually make people worse. Measuring ketones and glucose in blood Click for a summary of the previous posts. Ketone Therapy in Autism (Summary of Parts 1-6) I know that some readers of this blog have found that BHB/C8 does indeed provide a benefit in their specific type of autism.   The benefit seems to vary, but given all the biological modes of action of the ketone BHB that is not surprising.   Increased speech is a frequently noted benefit. My initial combination of Ketoforce plus C8 continues to be effective. Substituting a cheaper MCT oil containing both C8 and C10 (Bulletproof XCT oil), was less effective and after a matter of weeks produced a negative effect. It appears that C10, after a while, can produce mild anx...

One key issue for most people with more severe autism (DSM5 level 3, any DSM3, or just SDA – Strictly Defined Autism) is getting them to fully use their capacity to communicate. Many such people do learn to talk, but often this is a very matter of fact kind of speech, that is limited to answering questions and making requests. Often the limiting factor is not vocabulary, grammar or vocalization. Many can put ideas in words on paper, they can sing and read aloud; but something is lacking when it comes to conversation. You can use behavioral therapy (like Verbal Behavior, VB) and some of the more relevant parts of speech therapy to encourage more extensive speech, but it is a real slog. When you spend less time on 1:1 “speech training”, in order to develop academic school work, you end up with less speech. I was discussing this with Monty’s assistants, the need to take a step back and refocus on speech as a skill, in addition to regular school work.   It is good to be able to master ...