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What happened
The FDA deleted its webpage titled “Be Aware of Potentially Dangerous Products and Therapies that Claim to Treat Autism,” and HHS confirmed it was removed at the end of 2025. The page warned that some unproven autism therapies carry significant health risks and listed examples including chelation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and “detoxifying clay baths.” HHS said the page was “retired” during a “routine cleanup” and pointed to a broader health-fraud page whose autism section is two sentences long and contains no links.
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Key insights
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FDA warning emphasized skepticism toward broad “miracle cure” claims: The deleted FDA page advised skepticism toward treatments claimed to treat a wide variety of conditions, described as “miracle cures” or a “quick fix,” or supported by anecdotes rather than scientific evidence.
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HHS replacement page provides minimal autism-specific detail: The health-fraud page HHS pointed to includes an autism section with no links and only two sentences.
Takeaways
The FDA’s detailed autism-treatment warning page is no longer available, and HHS has replaced it with a brief autism entry on a general health-fraud page.