This week, the Trump administration announced that the FDA had approved leucovorin, a generic drug, as a treatment for autism. The announcement shocked health experts because the FDA’s usual approval ...

As a scientist and a parent of a child with autism, Srinivas Sridhar has a proposal for leucovorin for autism.

In a Sept. 22 press conference, the Trump Administration introduced what it says is an “exciting treatment” for autism: leucovorin, a decades-old medicine that treats toxic effects of chemotherapy.

The recommendation to use leucovorin to treat autism seems to stem from a theory that low levels of folate in the brain can lead to a condition called cerebral folate deficiency.

The folinic acid supplement will be prescribed for a subset of children with autism who have “cerebral folate deficiency,” but experts caution, “it’s not a cure" Semi / Alamy Stock Photo F.D.A. issued ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to approve a new use for the generic drug leucovorin as a treatment for kids with autism. Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Six months ago, 4-year-old Jose Morales-Ortiz was struggling to say two-word sentences. Jose has severe autism, and he couldn’t have a conversation and wouldn’t answer to his name most of the time — ...

The medication, also referred to as folinic acid, is a synthetic form of vitamin B9 that requires a prescription.