List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
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]
Bioenergy therapies
- Bi-Aura therapy[2][3]
- Craniosacral therapy[3]
- Distant healing[2]
- Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Balancing Technique[2]
- magnetic field therapy[3]
- therapeutic touch (TT)[3] According to the American medical association,therapeutic touch is "little more than quackery".[4]
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT)[3]
- program practices for social development[5]
- Alexander technique[2]
- Chiropractic[2]
- Feldenkreis[2]
- Osteopathy[2]
- Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for learning disabilities[2]
- Pilates[2]
- Yoga[2]
- Zero Balancing[2]
Dietary treatments
- Antifungal medication[3]
- Ayurvedic medicine[2]
- B6-magnesium treatment[3]
- Chelation therapy[3]
- fatty acids[2][7]
- Feingold Diet
- food allergies, multiple chemical sensitivities (diet base)[2][6]
- Gluten-free, casein-free diet (GFCF)[3]
- glyconutritional supplement[7]
- herbal medicine[2][3][6][7]
- iron[2]
- lutein-free diet[3]
- megavitamins[3][6][7]
- refined sugar-free diet[2][6]
- secretin treatment[3]
- trace minerals, trace elements[6][7]
- vaccination (avoidance)[3]
- zinc[2]
Eclectic approaches
- Sunflower therapy[8]
Hearing therapies
- Auditory integration training (AIT), auditory processing training[2][3][6]
- Mozart Effect[7]
- music therapy[2]
- Spectral Activated Music of Optimal Natural Structure (SAMONAS)[2]
- The Tomatis Method[2]
Holistic healing
- Applied Kinesiology[6]
- crystal therapy[2]
- flower remedies[2]
- homeopathy[2][3]
- naturopathy[2][3]
Medical interventions
- anti-motion sickness medication and other types for Vestibular Dysfunction[6]
Movement-based therapies
- Brushing technique[2]
- Developmental Exercise Programme (inhibition of primitive reflexes)[7]
- Doman method[9]
- (Psychomotor) patterning[3][6]
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Physio-Neuro Therapy[10]
Pedagogical approaches and policies
Psychosocial interventions
Stress management
- caffeine-free diet[2]
- Laughter therapy[2]
- meditation[2]
- positive thinking[2]
- stress management[2]
Student profiling
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.[11]
Touch therapies
- Bowen Technique[2]
- Brushing and joint compression[3]
- Emotional Freedom Technique[2]
- massage[2][3]
- reflexology[2]
- Reiki[2]
Training methods
Visual approaches
- Asfedic Tuning (TintaVision)[7]
- Coloured overlays[7]
- Dunlop test[2]
- Harris Filters[2]
- Intuitive Colorimeter[2][7]
- Irlen Syndrome[2]
- Optim-Eyes[7]
- Prism glasses[3]
- Tinted lenses, ChromaGen lenses[2][6][7]
- Visual Tracking Magnifier[2]
Emerging therapies
- Dolphin Assisted Therapy[2]
- Hypnotherapy[2]
- Light and Colour Therapy[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.autism-watch.org/
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Chivers, Maria (2006). Dyslexia and Alternative Therapies. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-84310-378-3.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Jacobson, JW; Foxx M; Mulick JA (2005). Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities. New Jersey: Erlbaum. pp. 1–505. ISBN 0-8058-4192-X.
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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. p. 247. ISBN 1-58562-131-5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Reid, Gavin (2005). Dyslexia A Complete Guide for Parents (PDF). Chichester: John Wiley and Sons. p. 213. ISBN 0-470-86312-9.
- ↑ Bull, L. (2007). "Sunflower therapy for children with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): A randomised, controlled trial". Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (1): 15–24.
- ↑ American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Doman-Delacato treatment of neurologically handicapped children. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1968; 49:183-186.
- ↑ American Health Journal
- ↑ http://www.autism-watch.org/rx/fc.shtml
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