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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
St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort is a plant used to treat a range of conditions including depression.

Stablon

Stablon is a brand name for tianeptine, a selective serotonin reuptake enhancer used to treat depression and anxiety.

Standard Healthcare

Standard healthcare includes a wide range of approaches which are accepted and used by the majority of health care professionals in the UK and other Western countries.

STAR Program

The STAR program is a comprehensive, multi-component teaching programme which uses discrete trial training, pivotal response training and teaching functional routines.

Starvation Diet

The starvation diet is another term for the ketogenic diet, which is designed to mimic many of the biochemical changes associated with prolonged starvation.

Steiner Waldorf approach

The Steiner Waldorf approach is an approach to education which aims to provide an unhurried and creative learning environment where children can find the joy in learning and experience the richness of childhood.

Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cell therapy is a another term for cell therapy,  which includes a variety of procedures in which processed tissue from animal embryos, foetuses or organs, is injected or swallowed.

STEP-ASD

STEP-ASD is an acronym for the Systemic Transition in Education Programme for Autism Spectrum Disorder, an intervention designed to facilitate successful school transition for children on the autism spectrum via intervention on the child's educational environment.

Stepped Care

Stepped care is a model of healthcare delivery with two fundamental features, that is, the least restrictive and self-correcting.

Stepping Stones Triple P

Stepping Stones Triple P is a version of the Triple P (Positive Parenting Program), adapted for use by for parents of children with disabilities.

Steroids

Steroids are a class of drugs, including cortisone or corticosteroids, which are used to reduce inflammation

Stimulants

Stimulants are a class of drugs, including methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine, which are used to treat inattention and hyperactivity

Stimulus Preference Environment

A stimulus preference environment is a form of multi-sensory environment which contains equipment and materials designed to stimulate the senses.

Stool Transplant

Stool transplant is another term for fecal (faecal) microbiota transplantation, the process of transplantation of fecal bacteria from one person to another.

STP

STP is an acronym for the Summer Treatment Program, a social skills group for children on the autism spectrum that meets during a summer camp run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Strattera

Strattera is a brand name for atomoxetine, a drug used to increase the ability to pay attention and decrease impulsiveness and hyperactivity in children and adults with ADHD.

Stronger Families Project

The Stronger Families Project is an intervention programme aimed at parents of children on the autism spectrum.

Structural Integration

Structural integration is another name for rolfing, a type of manipulation which is designed to align parts of the human body with each other.

Structured Teaching

Structured teaching is a set of techniques used within the TEACCH progrram.

STSSE

STSSE is an acronym for the Simultaneous Training and Social Skills Enhancement programme, a social skills group programme designed to enhance the social functioning of children on the autism spectrum. 


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.

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Updated
16 Jun 2022