A number of posts discussed Trump's support for discredited notions about autism A September news conference was a firehose of lies.
Supporters of leucovorin point to a study that showed that the drug was effective and safe. On January 28, 2026, the journal that published that study retracted it because of “errors in results and concerns with the statistical analyses.” On March 10, 2026, the FDA backed away from its broad claims of efficacy of leucovorin stating that it would only work in that rare child who had a defect in the FOLR1 gene. For that reason, groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Psychiatric Association, the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the Autism Science Foundation, and several major pediatric healthcare centers don’t recommend leucovorin as a treatment for autism. “The reason the AAP is not broadly recommending leucovorin is because we know that autistic children deserve the same level of evidence to support interventions as anyone else,” said Dr. Kristin Sohl. Once again, RFK Jr. was wrong. And, once again, he failed to apologize for misleading parents.
For many parents, autism can be financially burdensome and emotionally draining. Nonetheless, physicians who are still willing to prescribe leucovorin charge as much as $1,500 for an initial visit. There is nothing more sinister than people who offer false hope to those desperate to do something, anything to help their children. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to use children with autism as a prop to further his anti-vaccine agenda. For that, this opportunist and interloper should be roundly condemned.
