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Updated by: Catherine McHugh, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, Atlas Autism Health Research on dietary interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has evolved over the last few decades reflecting both growing scientific interest and continued demand from consumers seeking complementary treatment options. With an increasingly wide array of diets proposed to influence core and associated symptoms of…
Updated by: Harshita Nekkanti (Extern) and Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description Secretin is a naturally occurring peptide hormone produced by the small intestine. Its main physiological role is to stimulate the pancreas to release bicarbonate-rich fluid, which neutralizes gastric acid entering from the stomach and helps regulate…
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Sunita Chhatwani, MSc, MEd Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: Magnet therapy, magnetic field therapy, or magnetotherapy is a procedure that involves the application of magnets to target overall health as well as an array of pain conditions arising from arthritis, insomnia, headache, neuropathy, tensions, sciatica, fibromyalgia, pelvic pain,…
Updated by: David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Kathryn Daly, MA, BCBA, and Jamaun Willis, MEd, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: Facilitated Communication (FC) is an intervention in which the service provider, a “facilitator,” holds the participant’s hands, wrists, or arms to help him or her spell messages on a keyboard or a board…
Updated by: Grace Broten, BS & Catherine McHugh, BCBA-D, LBA Atlas Autism Health Editor’s Note: There are many interventions used during the stage of early childhood by early intervention providers (e.g., Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, Pivotal Response Training). Some of these interventions are also used across the lifespan to support individuals…
Updated by: Elizabeth Johnson Singh, MS, University of Oregon Heidi Pattieshaw, BS, University of Oregon & Corvallis School District 509J Description DIRFloortime (Developmental, Individual-differences, Relationship-based Floortime) is a child-centered, play-based intervention developed in the late 1990s by child psychiatrist Dr. Stanley Greenspan and clinical psychologist Dr. Serena Wieder. It is based on Greenspan’s theory of…
Updated by: Kimberly B. Marshall, PhD, BCBA-D, University of Oregon Scott M. Myers, MD, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Description Craniosacral therapy (CST), also known as osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine and cranial osteopathy, involves gentle manipulation of the bones in the skull with the goal of changing the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The underlying…
Kristin S. Bowman, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D Endicott College & Grace Effect Therapy Services Examples: Sign language, pictures, speech-generating device, voice output communication aid Description According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is an umbrella term that encompasses all communication modalities other than vocal-verbal communication (i.e., talking; ASHA, n.d.-a). As the…