Researchers study possible carnitine deficiency, autism link Chronic acetyl L carnitine treatment alleviates behavioral deficits and neuroinflammation through enhancing microbiota derived SCFA in valproate model of autism ScienceDirect Frontiers A molecular framework for autistic experiences: Mitochondrial allostatic load as a mediator between autism and psychopathology Frontiers A molecular framework for autistic experiences: Mitochondrial allostatic load as a mediator between autism and psychopathology According to a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial published in Elsevier journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (2013), l carnitine supplementation demonstrated a significant therapeutic benefit in children diagnosed with