List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
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This list covers alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities. Many of the treatments—including physiotherapy, massage and others—are neither generally considered as 'alternative therapies' nor as standard treatments for developmental and learning disabilities. They are, however, sometimes given or recommended as treatments specifically for these disabilities and therefore included in the list.None of these therapies are supported by scientific evidence.[1]
[edit] Bioenergy therapies
- Bi-Aura therapy[2][3]
- Craniosacral therapy[3]
- Distant healing[2]
- Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Balancing Technique[2]
- therapeutic touch (TT)[3] According to the American medical association,theraputic touch is "little more than quackery".[4]
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT)[3]
- Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for learning disabilities[2]
- Zero Balancing[2]
[edit] Dietary treatments
- Antifungal medication[3]
- B6-magnesium treatment[3]
- food allergies, multiple chemical sensitivities (diet base)[2][6]
- glyconutritional supplement[7]
- refined sugar-free diet[2][6]
- trace minerals, trace elements[7][6]
- vaccination (avoidance)[3]
[edit] Eclectic approaches
- Sunflower therapy[8]
[edit] Hearing therapies
- Auditory integration training (AIT), auditory processing training[2][3][6]
- Spectral Activated Music of Optimal Natural Structure (SAMONAS)[2]
[edit] Holistic healing
- flower remedies[2]
[edit] Medical interventions
- anti-motion sickness medication and other types for Vestibular Dysfunction[6]
[edit] Movement-based therapies
- Brushing technique[2]
- Developmental Exercise Programme (inhibition of primitive reflexes)[7]
[edit] Pedagogical approaches and policies
- Gentle Teaching[3]
- Person Centered Approach (PCA)[3]
[edit] Psychosocial interventions
[edit] Stress management
- caffeine-free diet[2]
[edit] Student profiling
- Brain Gym(R) Optimal Brain Organization Profiles (OBO)[7]
[edit] Technological interventions
Several scientific studies have shown that facilitated communication is quackery by proving that what the Autistic patient "says" is influenced entirely by the facilitater.[10]
[edit] Touch therapies
- Brushing and joint compression[3]
[edit] Training methods
- Sensory Integration Training (SIT)[3]
- Using Floortime approach (DIR) developmental individual difference relationship based[12]
[edit] Visual approaches
- Asfedic Tuning (TintaVision)[7]
- Brain Gym(R); Vision Gym(R)
- Coloured overlays[7]
- Dunlop test[2]
- Harris Filters[2]
- Optim-Eyes[7]
- Optometric evaluation and optometric visual training[2][6]
- Prism glasses[3]
- Visual Tracking Magnifier[2]
[edit] Emerging therapies
- Dolphin Assisted Therapy[2]
- Light and Colour Therapy[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.autism-watch.org/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc Chivers, Maria (2006). Dyslexia and Alternative Therapies. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 144. ISBN 978 1 84310 378 3. http://books.google.com/?id=bIoHj16MeLsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=chivers+maria.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Jacobson, JW; Foxx M, Mulick JA (2005). Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities. New Jersey: Erlbaum. pp. 1–505. ISBN 0-8058-4192-X. http://books.google.com/?id=Slq_43lAEnQC&printsec=frontcover.
- ^ http://www.quackwatch.org/search/webglimpse.cgi?ARCHID_1=1&query=+touch&rankby=DEFAULT&errors=0&age=&maxfiles=50&maxlines=30&maxchars=10000&cache=yes
- ^ addressing challenging behavior
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Silver, Larry B (2003). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment For Health and Mental Health Professionals. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Pub inc.. pp. 247. ISBN 1585621315. http://books.google.com/?id=gjojY1WoIOIC&printsec=frontcover#PPA236,M1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Reid, Gavin (2005). Dyslexia A Complete Guide for Parents. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 213. ISBN 0 470 86312 9. http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/29/04708631/0470863129.pdf.
- ^ Bull, L. (2007). "Sunflower therapy for children with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): A randomised, controlled trial". Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (1): 15–24. http://rss.sciencedirect.com/getMessage?registrationId=IDHAIEHAJJHBQDIBKDHHIMJIJFIEKKKAMVJILLKHIN.
- ^ American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Doman-Delacato treatment of neurologically handicapped children. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1968; 49:183-186.
- ^ http://www.autism-watch.org/rx/fc.shtml
- ^ JustTouch.com, Bio-Touch™
- ^ Greenspan 2006 " Engaging in Autism: helping children relate, communicate and think with the DIR floortime approach
