The theory behind leucovorin's use for autism postulates that some children have a blockage in the transport of folic acid into the brain that potentially contributes to neurological symptoms.

Summary

Mason Connor, diagnosed with autism at 2.5 years old, was nonverbal until his parents discovered leucovorin, a folic acid-based drug used to counter chemotherapy side effects.

Within days of taking it, Mason spoke his first words. Dr. Richard Frye, a pediatric neurologist, believes leucovorin can help many autistic children but lacks FDA approval due to low profitability.

Nonprofit Every Cure advocates for repurposing existing drugs for new treatments.

Mason, now 5, is set to start mainstream kindergarten.

  • AwesomeLowlanderEnglish
    6•3 days ago

    Sorry if I was unclear. I have a relative with this exact nonverbal situation, and we’re really excited to know there’s a potential treatment for it.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
      6•3 days ago

      Oh, I see. Congrats, then; hoping it works for you. Also to explain the downvotes, implying that autism is curable puts you in the same group as some pretty bad people who have inflicted deep collective trauma on the autist community. If your nephew has autism then it might be a good idea to ask on nostupidquestions or one of the autism communities (or just look it up) for the details, as unfortunately I’m pretty hazy on them. It’ll leave you in a better position to detect misinformation related to the topic, and this kind of drama just comes with being autistic.