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Dad Hails Experimental ‘Ozempic Of Autism’ After Son’s ‘Almost Overnight’ Transformation

The drug is preparing for its third round of trials next year.

Drew Berkemeyer
Dad Hails Experimental ‘Ozempic Of Autism’ After Son’s ‘Almost Overnight’ Transformation
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A father says an experimental autism drug transformed his four-and-a-half-year-old son’s behavior almost overnight, helping him connect with a family he had struggled to engage with.

Lev Bielski was hurting himself, making little eye contact, and withdrawing from his family, according to his father, Matthew. After receiving L1-79 through the FDA’s expanded-access program, his parents say they began seeing a dramatic difference.

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