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 |
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British Sign Language | British Sign Language is a sign language used by the deaf community and others in the United Kingdom and some other countries. |
Brushing Technique | The brushing technique applies rapid and firm pressure touch to the arms, hands, back, legs, and feet using a surgical brush. |
BSL | BSL is an acronym for British Sign Language, a sign language used by the deaf community and others in the United Kingdom and some other countries. |
Building Blocks | The Building Blocks programme is a form of early intensive behavioural intervention designed to help young children on the autism spectrum. |
Building Confidence | Building Confidence is a family-based cognitive behavioural therapy programme for children ages 6 to 13 years with anxiety disorders, and their parents. |
Built Environment | The built environment is sometimes defined as the human-made space in which people live, work, and undertake leisure activities on a day-to-day basis. |
Bulletin Board | A bulletin board is a form of online community used by people with autism and others to talk to one another. |
Bumetanide | Bumetanide is a diuretic drug sold under a variety of brand names inc. Bumex or Burinex. |
Buspirone | Buspirone is an anxiolytic drug sold under a variety of brand names including BuSpar and Dividose. |
Calcium | Calcium is a mineral found in many foods including dairy products, green leafy vegetables, soybean products, baked goods made from fortified flour and some nuts. It is sometimes taken as a supplement. |
Calcium Pangamate | Calcium pangamate is another name for dimethylglycine (DMG), a derivative of the amino acid glycine. |
CAM | CAM is an acronym for complementary and alternative medicine. |
Camel Milk | Camel milk is a traditonal food used by the bedouin and other peoples in the Middle East. |
Camphill Movement | The Camphill Movement runs communities in England and Wales which offer opportunities for people with special needs to live, learn and work with others of all abilities in an atmosphere of mutual care and respect. |
Campral | Campral is a brand name for acamprosate, a drug used to help people avoid drinking alcohol again. |
Canine Therapy | Canine therapy is another name for assistance dogs and also a type of pet therapy. |
Carbamazepine | Carbamazepine is a type of anticonvulsant, a group of drugs designed to prevent or reduce the severity of seizures. |
Carbatrol | Carbatrol is a brand name for carbamazepine, a type of anticonvulsant designed to prevent or reduce the severity of seizures. |
Care Home | Care home is another term for residential care, which refers to the care and support provided to individuals in a residential setting rather than in their own home or within the community. |
Carnitine | Carnitine is an amino acid which helps in the consumption and disposal of fat in the body and which is sometimes taken as a nutritional supplement. |
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.