Glossary

Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by doctors and by allied health professionals (such as nurses, occupational therapists etc.) in Western countries.

The Cool Kids ASD Program is a cognitive behavioural therapy program designred to teach children on the autism spectrum and their parents skills that address anxiety disorders.

The Coping Cat program is a multi-component programme based around cognitive behavioural therapy for children between the ages of 8 and 13.

Coping strategies refer to the specific efforts, both behavioral and psychological, that people employ to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize stressful events.

Individuals on the autism spectrum vary enormously from each other but they all share the two 'core' features of autism:

Cornelia de Lange syndrome is characterised by slow growth before and after birth, learning disability that is usually severe to profound, skeletal abnormalities involving the arms and hands, and distinctive facial features

Counselling is a talking treatment which allows individuals to talk about their problems

Couple therapy is another term for family therapy, a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development.

Cranial osteopathy is another name for craniosacral therapy, an intervention which uses very light touching to balance the craniosacral system in the body.

Craniosacral manipulation is another term for craniosacral therapy, an intervention which uses very light touching to balance the craniosacral system in the body.

Craniosacral therapy is an intervention which uses very light touching to balance the craniosacral system in the body.

Creative and expressive therapies are any interventions in which a therapist uses a creative or expressive art form to help a client.

Creative movement play is a type of dance movement therapy that explores body movement elements, such as the shape, speed, strength, and rhythms of a child in a playful way.

Creative writing for therapeutic purposes is another term for therapeutic writing, a form of creative / expressive psychotherapy in which someone expresses their feelings through writing.

Cri du Chat syndrome is a rare condition which includes characteristic physical features and developmental abnormalities.

A cross-over trial is a type of clinical trial comparing two or more interventions in which the participants, upon completion of the course of one treatment, are switched to another.

CTMs is an acronym for comprehensive treatment models, which consist of a set of practices organised around a conceptual framework and designed to achieve a broad learning or developmental impact on the core features of autism.

Cuddle time is another term for holding therapy, which consists of forced holding by a therapist or parent until the child stops resisting or until a fixed time period has elapsed

Cultural adaptation is the process of changing something (such as an intervention) in order to make it more meaningful and acceptable to people from a particular culture.

Culture is sometimes defined as the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time.