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.

Mason Connor, a five-year-old nonverbal autistic boy from Arizona, finally said his first words just days after he started ...

Leucovorin, a drug for chemo side effects, may aid speech in nonverbal autistic children by allowing folic acid into the ...

When their son, Mason, now 5, was diagnosed with nonverbal autism at 2 1/2 years old, the Connor family was determined to find something to help him speak. After multiple failed treatments ...

After 2-year-old Mason Connor was diagnosed with autism, his parents turn to an off-label drug being studied for its potential to help some kids improve their ability to speak. Dr. Celine Gounder has ...

A drug used to treat the side effects of chemotherapy could be the answer to parents of children who have autism and are nonverbal. Leucovorin (pronounced “loo-kuh-vaw-ruhn”), which ...

Six-year-old Mason is drawn to the water. However, his father, Brandon Shaw, knows that Mason’s attraction to water can ...

"He'd look up to the moon and say goodnight to his nana every day religiously for the first six months or so," Nickie Hendry ...