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

The FDA is in the process of approving leucovorin to treat some children with autism. Leucovorin may help some autistic ...

High-dose folinic acid bypasses brain folate blockade in 60-75% of ASD kids with antibodies, boosting speech and social gains ...

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

Some parents have reported positive changes in their kids after giving them the drug, but experts remain concerned about a lack of strong evidence.

(CNN) — 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 ...

The medication is called leucovorin. It’s also known as folinic acid; like folic acid, it’s a form of folate, a B vitamin ...

Folate comes in various forms, including folinic acid and folic acid. Each form has a different absorption rate and clinical uses.

The Trump administration is hailing a medication called leucovorin for reducing some autism symptoms, but experts who research or treat autism almost uniformly agree the medication should be studied ...

Last winter, Brian Noonan read online that some doctors were prescribing an obscure drug, typically given to cancer patients, for autism. Curious, he looked into it for his son Benjamin, who had just ...