Glossary

MMS is an acornym for miracle mineral solution, an extremely dangerous intervention based around the use of bleach.

Mobile or portable devices include any electronic devices (such as cell phones, MP3 players or tablets) that can be easily carried by one person.

Modelling is a method of teaching in which an individual learns a behaviour or a skill by watching someone else demonstrating that behaviour or skill.

The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) is a developmental screening tool for toddlers between 16 and 30 months of age.

Modified environment is another name for environmental modification, the process of moditifying or designing a local environment (a room or building) to meet the needs of a specific individual or group of individuals.

Modular treatment programmes are interventions based around the use of several different modules or components.

The Monarch Program is an intervention run by the Emory Autism Resource Center in Georgia, US for or school-age students with autism.

Monocytes are a type of white blood cell that fight certain infections and help other white blood cells remove dead or damaged tissues, destroy cancer cells, and regulate immunity against foreign substances.

Montessori education is based upon the idea that children learn directly from their environment and relatively little from listening to a teacher talking to a class.

Mood stabilisers are a class of drugs used to treat mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and severe depression.

The More than Words program is a family-focused programme that aims to give parents of children with autism and related social communication difficulties, practical tools to help their children communicate

Motor co-ordination disorder is another term for developmental co-ordination disorder, a condition affecting physical co-ordination that causes a child to perform less well than expected for his or her age in daily activities and appear to move clumsily

Motor interventions refer to any treatments and therapies which make use of, or which aim to improve, motor functioning. Sensory interventions refer to any treatments and therapies which make use of, or which aim to improve sensitivity to, one or more of the senses.

Movement therapies are a broad range of Eastern and Western movement-based approaches used to promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

MSE is an acronym for multi-sensory environment, an artificially-created area, such as a room or a pool, which contains equipment and materials designed to stimulate the senses.

MST is an acronym for multisystemic therapy, a comprehensive family-and community-based treatment approach.

Multi-dimensional impairment is a condition characterised by poor attention and impulse control, psychotic symptoms, and poor affective control.

A multi-sensory environment is an artificially-created area, such as a room or a pool, which contains equipment and materials designed to stimulate the senses.

Multivitamin/mineral supplements (also known as MVM supplements, multis and multiples or simply vitamins) contain a combination of vitamins and minerals, and sometimes other ingredients as well.

Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skills Intervention (MASSI) is based on the principles of CBT, addressing an individual's thoughts, feelings, and actions, as well as the interactions among these three domains, to bring about desired changes.