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A drug endorsed by the Donald Trump administration which allegedly treats against a rare disorder that causes autism-like symptoms has triggered a surge in demand from parents, despite a lack of data supporting its use.
More parents in the U.S. are asking for leucovorin, believing it could unlock speech and social connection in their autistic children.
Pediatricians and specialists caution the science on leucovorin in autistic people as the data is limited and does not support widespread use.
In the month since Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary promoted the decades-old drug from
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