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 feel abandoned by the US Food and Drug Administration’s new stance on leucovorin.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said in September he was changing leucovorin’s label because it could help “hundreds of thousands” of children with the neurological condition.

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

The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an independent group of autism scientists would meet the same day

Researchers in Taiwan tried to examine whether using acetaminophen during pregnancy leaves children at greater risk of neurological disorders. The results are head-scratching at best.

Some companies have found lucrative opportunities to capitalize on a growing need, extracting payments as high as $800 an hour.

Pearland police said their search for a missing 7-year-old girl with autism came to an end after she was found dead in a pond.