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NPR News source @npr.org · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· 2w

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As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it
Swathi Balantrapu has been searching for a treatment for her 10-year-old son with autism. She first tried applied behavior analysis therapy, or ABA therapy -- an evidence-based approach.
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CNN News source @us.cnn.com · United States 🇺🇸· 3w

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Federal officials walked back claims on leucovorin. Here's what families should know now | CNN
The drug leucovorin was touted by the Trump administration in September as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism.
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NPR News source @npr.org · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· Jan 22

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Can leucovorin treat autism? History says, probably not
Interest in leucovorin has been on the rise among some parents of children with autism. But researchers like Dr. Paul Offit say that the drug's popularity is far ahead of the science.