What treatments help children with autism?
Learn about what treatments for autism have scientific support and which ones are not worth your time or money. Evidence based practice is the key.
Research
Research Update: Social Stories Improve Toothbrushing Skills
Social stories are short stories that can help explain life and social skills to individuals with autism. This study demonstrates that a social story can help children with and without autism to learn the skill of toothbrushing and improve dental hygiene.
Research Update: Comprehensive ABA is More Effective for Language Development
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is an evidence-based treatment for individuals with Autism. This study demonstrate that students who receive comprehensive ABA services that incorporate “post-Skinner” ideas of language development experience greater increases in IQ than those who receive more traditional ABA.
Research Update: Does Stability Ball Seating Help Children With Autism?
Stability ball seating has been shown to be an effective intervention for increasing focus in students with ADHD. This study expands these findings and demonstrates that stability ball seating can increase on-task and in-seat behavior for students with Autism. Implications and limitations are discussed.
Research Update: Does a gluten-free diet reduce symptoms of Autism?
Does a gluten-free diet work to reduce symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder? We review a study from 2019 that attempts to answer this question using a Randomized-Control Trial design.