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Online Article

Autism Research Needs a Dose of Social Science

This online article discusses limitations to the biomedical approach traditionally applied in autism research, and it suggests that researchers from the social sciences may be able...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Alternative Treatments

Online Video

Parental Perspectives and Supporting Families

Yale Autism Seminar

This online video, part of the Yale Autism Program's undergraduate seminar on autism, provides a parental perspective of autism. It describes effects of autism on families, and di...

Classifications: Family Life, Evaluating Autism Information

Online Article

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Guide to Evidence-Based Interventions

This comprehensive online guide presents information about effective and ineffective interventions for autism based on six systematic research reviews published between 2009 and 20...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Therapies

Online Article

Auditory Integration Therapy and Other Sound Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

This web page summarizes a research review conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Auditory Integration Therapy (AIT), an approach to treating auditory sensitivities in autis...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Sensory Issues

Online Article

Combined Vitamin B6-Magnesium Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorder

This online abstract summarizes a research review conducted to determine whether taking supplements of Vitamin B6 (combined with magnesium to reduce side effects) improves the beha...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Alternative Treatments

Online Article

Aripiprazole for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

This online article summarizes a research review conducted to determine whether aripiprazole, an antipsychotic medication, is an effective treatment for severe behavior problems in...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Health

Online Article

Acupuncture for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

This online article summarizes a research review conducted to determine whether acupuncture is an effective treatment for people on the autism spectrum. It suggests that research ...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Alternative Treatments

Online Article

Family Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders

This online article describes a review of evidence regarding family therapy in autism. Family therapy is intended to help people within families make sense of difficult situations...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Therapies

Online Article

Chelation for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

This online article summarizes a review conducted to determine whether chelation is an effective treatment for people with autism. It concludes that there is no clinical trial evi...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Alternative Treatments

Online Article

Dolphin Therapy and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates dolphin therapy as an autism intervention. The article notes that research investigating the effectiveness of dolphin therapy is of low...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Alternative Treatments

Online Article

Daily Life Therapy and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates Daily Life Therapy, an approach which provides specialized education to children on the autism spectrum. The therapy focuses on physica...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Education

Online Article

Coloured Filters and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates coloured filters, including overlays and lenses, which block specific wavelengths of light that might cause visual stress for people on ...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Sensory Issues

Online Article

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Autism

This online article describes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and evaluates its use as a treatment for co-occurring anxiety and depression in autism. The article offers informa...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Mental Health

Online Article

Auditory Integration Training and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates the use of Auditory Integration Training (AIT) as an autism intervention. AIT approaches, such as the Bérard Method, the Listening Pro...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Sensory Issues

Online Article

Assistance Dogs and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates the use of assistance dogs as an autism intervention. Assistance dogs are trained to assist children on the autism spectrum in day-to-d...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Alternative Treatments

Online Article

Aripiprazole and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic medication which can be prescribed to people on the autism spectrum to address challenging behav...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Health

Online Article

Antipsychotics and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates antipsychotic medications, which can be prescribed to people on the autism spectrum to address challenging behaviors. The article ind...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Health

Online Article

Antidepressants and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates antidepressant medications, which can be prescribed to people on the autism spectrum to treat co-occurring mental health problems, chall...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Mental Health

Online Article

Chelation and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates chelation therapy, which uses chemicals ("chelators") to remove heavy metals from the body. The article concludes that there is no high...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, Alternative Treatments

Online Article

Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism

This online article describes and evaluates Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which is based on the idea that changing what happens before behaviors (antecedents) or afterwards (con...

Classifications: Evaluating Autism Information, ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis)

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