Supplement · Fatty acid
Fish oil · EPA · DHA
EPA and DHA from fish oil. Reviews, side effects and research on omega-3 from parents of autistic and ADHD kids.
1 reviews · 1 languages · collected October 2026
The reviews so far were written by parents in Japan (1).
Of 1 reviews, 0 said things got better and 0 said they got worse.
No one reported things getting worse
Only 1 reviews so far, so treat the percentages as a rough guide.
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Boy · ADHD & autism
🇯🇵 Japan · Japanese · Dec 4, 2021
A parent of a young elementary-school boy with ADHD and autism gives DHA. After a lapse in dosing, spinning and head-shaking behaviors were noticed, but overall no major improvement was seen.
Unclear
120 PubMed papers · 1,011 participants
For children with ADHD, results are mixed: one analysis found a small benefit, while others found little or none. In autistic children, no clear benefit has been shown.
Key studiesPMID 21961774PMID 22786509PMID 32066439PMID 19549202PMID 35311615
Read this apart from parent experience. Studies average many children, so they may not match your child.
The one review we collected mentions no side effects. That doesn't mean there are none.
Call emergency services or go to the ER right away if your child
If an unusual change lasts more than a few days, tell your child's doctor.
We only pick posts in which parents describe trying something with their own child, from public parent forums and personal blogs. We don't copy the posts: we pull out the result, duration and side effects, write a short summary, and link every review to its original. These are parents who chose to write, so the numbers may differ from the real picture.
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