This online article, written in Spanish, describes a review of evidence regarding family therapy in autism. Family therapy is intended to help people within families make sense of difficult situations and develop new ways of thinking about and managing these difficulties. The article concludes that there is some evidence to support the effectiveness of family therapy, but it notes that no studies have compared family therapy to no treatment or to alternative treatments.

This resource is available in Croatian, English, French, Spanish, and Tamil.

Cochrane is a “global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health.” [Website] The network reviews evidence about health treatments.