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Scientific Categories of Interventions
The scientific community uses a variety of systems to categoriese interventions for autism. One of the most widely accepted is that used by Charman and Clare (2004).
Psycho-educational
Interventions which use educational, behavioural and other teaching techniques, to change behaviours. Includes
- Art Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Daily life therapy
- Discrete Trial Training
- Drama therapy
- Early Intensive Behavioural Interventions
- Functional Communication Training
- Incidental teaching
- Joint Action Routines
- LEAP
- Milieu training
- Music therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Picture Exchange System
- Pivotal Response Training
- Play Therapy
- Social Skills Groups
- Social Stories
- Speech and Language Therapy
- TEACCH
- Theory of Mind training
- Visual schedules
Psycho-pharmacological
Interventions which use chemical compounds, including medications, to affect the mind. Includes
- Anti-biotics
- Anti-Convulsants,
- Anti-depressants
- Anti-fungals
- Anti-histamines
- Anti-hypertensives
- Anti-psychotics – such as Risperidone
- Anxiloytics
- Adrenergic antagonists
- Mood stabilisers
- Opioid antagonists
- Sedatives
- Steroids
- Stimulant Medications
Complementary
Wide range of interventions which complement traditional, medical treatments and therapies. Includes
- Animal therapies
- Anti-fungal medications
- Assistance dogs
- Auditory integration training
- Chelation
- Coloured filters
- Computer applications
- Digestive enzymes
- DIR Method
- DMG
- Dolphin therapy
- Dore method
- Essential fatty acids
- Facilitated Communication
- Gentle Teaching
- Glutathione
- Gluten-free, casein-free diet
- Holding Therapy
- Hyperbaric therapy
- Immune globulin
- Ketogenic diet
- Lightwave stimulation
- Melatonin
- Online commmunities
- Oxytocin
- Patterning therapies
- Probiotics
- Reciprocity Training
- Relationship Development Intervention
- Secretin
- Sensory integration therapy
- Social Groups
- Son-Rise program
- Special diets
- Specific carbohydrate diet
- Sulphation
- Testosterone regulation
- Vitamins and minerals
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B9
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Voice output communication aids
- Weighted items
- Yeast-free diet
Service-based
(Service-based interventions were not included in Charman and Clare but are included here as they need to be included somewhere).
References
- Charman, T. and Clare, P. (2004). Mapping autism research: identifying UK priorities for the future. London: National Autistic Society.
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Last Updated : 31/10/2008 Back to Top
