Therapies and Interventions
- Applied behavior analysis (ABA) – a science that involves using modern behavioral learning theory to modify behaviors.
- Chelation therapy – the administration of chelating agents to remove heavy metals from the body.
- Clomipramine – (trademarked as Anafranil) is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA).
- Craniosacral therapy – (also called CST, also spelled Cranial Sacral bodywork or therapy) is an alternative medicine therapy used by physiotherapists, osteopaths, massage therapists, naturopaths, and chiropractors.
- Ethical challenges to autism treatment –
- Floortime – a developmental intervention involving meeting a child at his or her current developmental level, and challenging them to move up the hierarchy of milestones outlined in the DIR Model.
- Fluvoxamine – (brand name Luvox) is an antidepressant which functions as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
- Gluten-free, casein-free diet – ) or gluten-free dairy-free diet (GFDF diet) eliminates dietary intake of the naturally occurring proteins gluten (found most often in wheat, barley, rye, and commercially available oats), and casein (found most often in milk and dairy products).
- Haloperidol – a typical antipsychotic.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy –
- Hug machine – hug box, a squeeze machine, or a squeeze box, is a deep-pressure device designed to calm hyper-sensitive persons, usually individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
- Lovaas technique –
- Pivotal response therapy (PRT) – also referred to as pivotal response treatment or pivotal response training, is a behavioral intervention therapy for autism.
- The P.L.A.Y. Project –
- Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) – a trademarked proprietary treatment program for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), based on the belief that the development of dynamic intelligence is the key to improving the quality of life for individuals with autism.
- Risperidone – (Risperdal, and generics) is a second-generation or atypical antipsychotic.
- Secretin – a hormone that controls the secretions into the duodenum, and also separately, water homeostasis throughout the body.
- Son-Rise –
- Speech therapy –
- TEACCH –
- Treatment and education of autistic and related communication handicapped children –
- Vitamin B12 – vitamin B-12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin with a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood.
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