Patent ID: 8314153

Claim:
A method of reducing the symptoms associated with, or for treating or suppressing a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) selected from autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), by administering a therapeutically effective amount or physiologically effective amount of a medical food, functional food, food supplement or dietary supplement comprising compositions of one or more compounds of Formula I: wherein, the bonds indicated with a dashed line are all single bonds or are all double bonds; R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, halogen and CN; or a salt, a stereoisomer, or a mixture of stereoisomers thereof; and at least one of the group consisting of a physiologically or nutritionally acceptable carrier, adjuvant, excipient, buffer and diluent, to a patient in need thereof.