Imagine finding out there was a cure for autism after dealing with a child for years. It completely takes over the parents life. These people should be strung up. Edit: found the problem with the drug. Suramin is used much differently for treating sleeping sickness, but the cost for a one month course of treatment is modest: approximately $27. Second, the age of the drug means that, if approved, it would almost certainly result in cheaper, generic formulations, but there is no way to accurately predict how that would play out at this time.