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What Is Leucovorin and Could It Be a Treatment for Autism?

September 25, 2025

Matthew Lerner, PhD, an associate professor and life courses outcomes program leader in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 24 MIT Technology Review article about whether leucovorin could be a treatment for autism.

Additionally Lerner was quoted along with Brian Lee, PhD, in a Sept. 22 Philadelphia Inquirer article about what the data shows about causes of autism.

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Lerner was also quoted in a Sept. 26 article in The Guardian about the recently FDA-approved generic drug leucovorin and quoted in a Sept. 28 NewsNation segment about ways to empower children with autism.

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Lerner was also quoted in an Oct. 7 WIRED article about online discourse pertaining to leucovorin for those with autism.

Link to story (WIRED)