Autism
Here are just some studies with Autism and NF-KappaB. (reason I am adding this is because reishi down regulates NF-kappaB) So theoretically, reishi should help autism if they have high nf-kappab inflammation in their brain!
Autism
A Study of Nuclear Transcription Factor-Kappa B in Childhood Autism
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3090385/
NF-kB activation in autism and environmental chemicals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/opinions/92639
Aberrant NF-kappaB expression in autism spectrum condition: a mechanism for neuroinflammation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21629840
NF-kappaB in the survival and plasticity of neurons.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16187223
NF-B Signaling in the Brain of Autistic Subjects
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/mi/2011/785265/
Neuroinflammation in autism spectrum disorders
http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/265
---- Personal story of reishi helping an autistic kid
https://www.facebook.com/yourvoiceforautism/posts/270430919651922
Check out this video of a mom talking about her experience... NOTE: take it with lemon.. not sure why she said nothing acidic? ** Definitely watch **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJNTL87eR0I
And if you look up reishi - they found that NF-KappaB is downregulated by taking reishi. Most of this research is cancer based. But it still applies!