Therapies & early intervention help for your child
The focus of early intervention is to help children on the autism spectrum in a way that minimizes the delay in their development caused by disorders such as autism, Asperger's syndrome and PDD-NOS. Early appropriate therapies can make a significant difference in more productive, satisfying, emotionally connected lives.
Introduction to early intervention
These fact sheets help to provide a guide to many of the intervention therapies that exist for autism, Asperger's Syndrome and other Autism Spectrum Disorders. Please note that developing communication skills is a vital part of early intervention. Strategies for this are available in the Communication & Education section of this website.
An
introduction to early intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Selecting an intervention therapy
Working through the maze of interventions
available
What is an
evidence-based treatment?
Guide to a low
cost intervention program for your child
How to tell
if an early intervention really worked
How to avoid
unethical intervention providers
Overview of the main
interventions
BEHAVIORAL interventionS for autism & Aspergers syndrome
Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied
Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Answers
to common questions
Choosing
an ABA therapist
Using ABA in pretend
play
Using ABA to listen
to stories
Using
ABA to listen to conversations
Using ABA
in playing with others
Using
ABA for narrating in play
Using ABA
for appropriate play
Other behavioral interventions
Lovaas
program & Discrete Training Trials
Positive
Behavior Support
Early Intensive
Behavioral Intervention
Pivotal Response
Therapy
Naturalistic
Teaching
sensory integration therapies
Introduction
to sensory integration problems
Main type
of Sensory Integration Therapy
Computers
as an intervention
Multisensory
stimulation (Snoezelen)
Occupational,
Auditory & Visual Therapies
Auditory
Integration Training
Music
therapy
Neurofeedback
Cranio
Sacral Therapy
Other
approaches
developmental interventions
Relationship
Development Intervention
Introduction
to Floortime
How to use Floortime
with your child
Developmental
Social-Pragmatic model
Responsive
Teaching
combined interventions
TEACCH
program
SCERT model
LEAP
The Hanen program
The Son-Rise
program
biomedical interventions
Medications
Gluten and
casein-free diet
Low Salicylate
or Feingold diet
Probiotic
diet
Vitamins
& herbs
Chelation &
detoxification
Secretin
and digestive enzymes
Gold salts and other
treatments
