Treatment
There is no known “cure” for PDD-NOS, but there are interventions that have a positive influence. Generally, early and intensive use of evidenced based practices and interventions are believed to be able to improve the outcomes of individuals with PDD-NOS. Most of these are individualized special education strategies rather than medical treatment such as medicines, but the best outcomes can be achieved when a team approach amongst supporting individuals is utilized. Some of the more common therapies and services include:
- Visual and environmental supports, visual schedules
- Applied behavior analysis
- Discrete trial instruction
- Social stories and comic strip conversations
- Speech and language services
- Physical and occupational therapy
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