NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: a drug currently used for some kinds of anemia and in tandem with some cancer treatments may soon get a new use: a potential autism treatment.

Leucovorin has been on the market for a long time. The drug itself is a synthetic form of folate, or vitamin B9, which is vital for the health of our brains, nervous systems, and blood cells.

So, what does this have to do with autism?

There is caution, though.

The American Psychiatric Association was stronger in their stance, writing,

Even federal health officials emphasized this drug is not a cure, but could help with speech-related delays.

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