{"id":4535,"date":"2025-09-26T11:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/leucovorin-for-autism-many-scientists-and-parents-are-skeptical-shots\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:53:16","slug":"leucovorin-for-autism-many-scientists-and-parents-are-skeptical-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/leucovorin-for-autism-many-scientists-and-parents-are-skeptical-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Leucovorin for autism? Many scientists \u2014 and parents \u2014 are skeptical : Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The Trump administration has suggested that leucovorin, a drug used in cancer treatment, might have some benefit for children with autism. Many researchers and families aren’t so sure.
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President Trump is promising a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder: a prescription form of vitamin B9 called leucovorin<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

But many scientists and medical organizations are skeptical; some families are excited, and many are wary.<\/p>\n

“I think that this entire thing has been a bit misleading,” says Caitee Donovan, referring to a White House press conference Monday in which Trump and his deputies blamed Tylenol for autism and encouraged the use of leucovorin to treat it.<\/p>\n