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List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
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This list covers alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities. None of these therapies are supported by scientific evidence.
Bioenergy therapies
- Bi-Aura therapy[1][2]
- Craniosacral therapy[2]
- Distant healing[1]
- Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Balancing Technique[1]
- magnetic field therapy[2]
- therapeutic touch (TT)[2] According to the American medical association, therapeutic touch is "little more than quackery".[3]
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT)[2]
- program practices for social development[4]
- Alexander technique[1]
- Chiropractic[1]
- Feldenkreis[1]
- Osteopathy[1]
- Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for learning disabilities[1]
- Pilates[1]
- Yoga[1]
- Zero Balancing[1]
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Dietary treatments
- Antifungal medication[2]
- Ayurvedic medicine[1]
- B6-magnesium treatment[2]
- Chelation therapy[2]
- fatty acids[1][6]
- Feingold Diet
- food allergies, multiple chemical sensitivities (diet base)[1][5]
- Gluten-free, casein-free diet (GFCF)[2]
- glyconutritional supplement[6]
- herbal medicine[1][2][5][6]
- iron[1]
- lutein-free diet[2]
- megavitamins[2][5][6]
- refined sugar-free diet[1][5]
- secretin treatment[2]
- trace minerals, trace elements[5][6]
- vaccination (avoidance)[2]
- zinc[1]
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Eclectic approaches
- Sunflower therapy[7]
Hearing therapies
- Auditory integration training (AIT), auditory processing training[1][2][5]
- Mozart Effect[6]
- music therapy[1]
- Spectral Activated Music of Optimal Natural Structure (SAMONAS)[1]
- The Tomatis Method[1]
Holistic healing
- Applied Kinesiology[5]
- crystal therapy[1]
- flower remedies[1]
- homeopathy[1][2]
- naturopathy[1][2]
Medical interventions
- anti-motion sickness medication and other types for Vestibular Dysfunction[5]
Movement-based therapies
Pedagogical approaches and policies
Psychosocial interventions
Stress management
- caffeine-free diet[1]
- Laughter therapy[1]
- meditation[1]
- positive thinking[1]
- stress management[1]
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.[10]
Touch therapies
- acupressure[1]
- acupuncture[1]
- aromatherapy[1]
- Bowen Technique[1]
- Brushing and joint compression[2]
- Emotional Freedom Technique[1]
- massage[1][2]
- reflexology[1]
- Reiki[1]
Training methods
Visual approaches
Emerging therapies
- Dolphin Assisted Therapy[1]
- Hypnotherapy[1]
- Light and Colour Therapy[1]
References
External links
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