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List of Interventions

This page provides details of interventions used to help people with autistic spectrum disorders.

Each intervention is rated according to the amount and quality of scientic evidences which has been published in peer-reviewed journals that supports or does not support the effectiveness of that intervention. Click here for more information

Please click on the name of an intervention to find out more about that intervention.

Advocacy / Self Advocacy Unable To Rate
Animal Therapies Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Anti-convulsants Unrated Very Hazardous
Anti-Depressants Strong positive evidence Very Hazardous
Anti-Fungal Drugs and Supplements Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Art and Art Therapy Unrated
Assistance Dogs No Evidence
Auditory Integration Training Strong negative evidence
Chelation Insufficient/Mixed evidence Very Hazardous
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Strong positive evidence
Coloured Filters Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Computer Applications Unrated
Daily Life Therapy Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Digestive Enzymes Unrated
DIR Method Unrated
Discrete Trial Training Unrated
DMG Very strong negative evidence
Dolphin Therapy Insufficient/Mixed evidence Very Hazardous
Dore programme No Evidence
Drama Therapy No Evidence
Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention Very strong positive evidence
Essential Fatty Acids Unrated
Facilitated Communication Very strong negative evidence Very Hazardous
Functional Communication Training Unrated
Gentle Teaching Unrated
Glutathione No Evidence
Gluten- and casein-free diet Limited positive evidence
Holding Therapy Unrated
Hyperbaric therapy Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Immune globulin Insufficient/Mixed evidence Very Hazardous
Incidental Teaching Unrated
Joint Action Routines Unrated
Ketogenic diet Unrated
LEAP Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Lightwave Stimulation No Evidence
Melatonin Strong positive evidence
Milieu Training Unrated
Multi-Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Unrated
Music Therapy Unrated
Occupational Therapy Unable To Rate
Online Communities Unrated
Opioid antagonists Unrated
Patterning therapies Limited negative evidence
Physiotherapy Unable To Rate
Picture Exchange Communication System Very strong positive evidence
Pivotal Response Training Unrated
Play therapy Unrated
Reciprocity Training Unrated
Relationship Development Intervention Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Risperidone Very strong positive evidence Very Hazardous
SCERTS model Unrated
Secretin Very strong negative evidence
Sensory Integrative Therapy Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Short Breaks Unrated
Social Groups No Evidence
Social Skills Groups Unrated
Social Stories Limited positive evidence
Son-Rise Programme No Evidence
Special diets Unable To Rate
Specific Carbohydrate Diet No Evidence
Speech and Language Therapy Unable To Rate
Stimulant Medication Unrated
Sulphation No Evidence
Supported Employment Unrated
TEACCH Limited positive evidence
Testosterone regulation Insufficient/Mixed evidence Very Hazardous
Theory of Mind training Unrated
Video modeling Unrated
Visual schedule Unrated
Vitamin A No Evidence
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Unable To Rate
Vitamin B6 and magnesium Unrated
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) Insufficient/Mixed evidence
Vitamin C Unrated
Vitamin D No Evidence
Voice Output Communication Aids Unrated
Weighted Items Unrated
Yeast-Free Diets No Evidence

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