Alphabetic List of Interventions, Treatments and Therapies

The Ontario Preschool Autism Initiative is an early intensive behavioural intervention provided by the provincial government in Ontario.

Operant conditioning is a technique in which desired behaviours are systematically reinforced through rewards (such as praise or food) and undesired behaviours are ignored or redirected.

Opioid antagonists are morphine-like substances which can be used to block the effect of endorphins in the central nervous system.

Optimal cell support glyconutrients is another term for glyconutrients, a form of monosaccharide sugars.

The Options Method or Program is sometimes used as another name for the Son-Rise Program, although it is actually a different programme run by the same company.

Orap is a brand name for pimozide, a conventional antipsychotic used to treat motor or verbal tics caused by Tourette's disorder.

Oregano is a herb which is sometimes used as an antifungal treatment.

Organotherapy is another name for stem cell therapies, in which processed tissue from animal embryos, foetuses or organs, is injected or taken orally.

Orthodox medicine is another term for standard health care, the medicine practiced by doctors and by allied health professionals (such as nurses, occupational therapists etc) which is based on sound scientific evidence.

Orthomolecular therapy is another term for the use of vitamins and minerals as a therapeutic tool.

Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions.

OT is an acronym for occupational therapy, an intervention designed to enable people to participate in daily activities as independently and satisfactorily as possible, using meaningful activities as a means to do this.

We use the term other dietary supplements to refer to supplements other than vitamins and minerals.

We use the term other medications to describe any medications which don't fit into other categories in this glossary.

Outdoor Adventure Programmes sometimes involve residential or journey wilderness-based experiences in which students participate in one or more adventurous challenges and outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, canoeing, ropes courses and group games.

Oxactin is a brand name for fluoxetine, a type of SSRI antidepressant, used to treat a variety of conditions including anxiety and depression.

The oxalate free diet avoids or eliminates oxalates, crystals found in many plants where they concentrate light and boost photosynthesis.

OXT is an acronym for oxytocin, a hormone which plays an important role in facilitating uterine contractions during parturition and in milk let-down.

Oxygen therapy is another term for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is the medical use of oxygen at a higher than atmospheric pressure.

Oxytocin is a hormone and neurotransmitter that causes the uterus to contract.