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Alphabetic List of Interventions, Treatments and Therapies
This section contains an alphabetic list of interventions, and some specific techniques, designed to help autistic people.
You may be able to find more information, including links to other parts of this website, by clicking on the title of an intervention.
If you know of any other items we should include in this section, please email info@informationautism.org.
Please note that we reserve the right not to include an item if we feel that it is not appropriate.
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| Glossary Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Work System | A work system is a set of visual information informing an individual what to do while in a work or play area. |
| Worm Therapy | Worm therapy is another term for helminthic therapy, which is the use of parasitic worms, such as trichuris suis, for therapeutic purposes. |
| Y-Aminobutyric Acid | Y-aminobutyric acid is another name for gamma aminobutyric acid or GABA, an amino acid which acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. |
| Yeast | Yeast is a microscopic, one-celled organism belonging to the group of organisms called fungi |
| Yeast-Free Diet | The yeast-free diet is a type of exclusion diet which requires you to avoid all sources of yeast. |
| Yi-Gan San | Yi-gan san is another term for yokukansan, a traditional Asian herbal medicine. |
| Yoga Therapy | Yoga is a mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with origins in ancient Indian philosophy. |
| Yoked Prisms | Yoked prisms, another term for ambient prism lenses, are used to help improve ambient vision, the visual system related to spatial organisation. |
| Yokukansan | Yokukansan, also known as yi-gan san, is a traditional Asian herbal medicine. |
| Z Therapy | Z therapy is a form of attachment therapy, an extremely controversial group of therapies designed to help children with attachment disorders. |
| Zabel | Zabel is a brand name of terbinafine hydrochloride, a type of antifungal medication used to treat athlete's foot, fungal nail infections and fungal skin infections. |
| Zarontin | Zarontin is a brand name for ethosuximide, a type of anticonvulsant. |
| Zeldox | Zeldox is a brand name for ziprasidone, a type of antipsychotic drug. |
| Zeolite | Zeolite is a food supplement which comes from a volcanic mineral called clinoptilolite, which is sometimes used as a chelating agent or to boost the immune system. |
| Zinc | Zinc is a trace element found widely in the environment, including in many foodstuffs. |
| Ziprasidone | Ziprasidone is a type of atypical antipsychotic drug, which is sometimes used to treat problem behaviours in people on the autism spectrum. |
| Zolafren | Zolafren is a brand name for olanzapine, a type of typical antipsychotic drug. |
| Zoloft | Zoloft is a brand name for sertraline, a type of SSRI antidepressant. |
| Zone Therapy | Zone therapy is another name for reflexology, the practice of stimulating points on the feet, hands and ears. |
| Zyprexa | Zyprexa is a brand name for olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic drug. |
Disclaimer
The fact that an intervention or technique is listed here does not necessarily mean that we support its use. Nor does it mean that there is any scientifically valid or reliable evidence behind it.
You can find details of the interventions we have already ranked in Our Evaluations of Autism Interventions, Treatments and Therapies.
- Updated
- 16 Jun 2022