The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

The FDA narrowed leucovorin's use to a rare disorder, a major shift after Trump and RFK Jr. promoted it for autism.

The idea that autistic people lack a ‘theory of mind’ has shaped ASD research for 40 years. The evidence never supported it – ...

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The drug leucovorin was touted by the Trump administration in September as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism. Now, some parents and guardians of children with autism say they ...

Epistemic injustice is the assumption that people, usually those with less power, are unable to correctly understand their ...

When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people learn, ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a generic medication for a rare brain disorder, while walking back suggestions by President Donald Trump and other administration officials ...