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Alphabetic List of Interventions, Treatments and Therapies
This section contains an alphabetic list of interventions, and some specific techniques, designed to help autistic people.
You may be able to find more information, including links to other parts of this website, by clicking on the title of an intervention.
If you know of any other items we should include in this section, please email info@informationautism.org.
Please note that we reserve the right not to include an item if we feel that it is not appropriate.
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| Glossary Item | Description |
|---|---|
| OT | OT is an acronym for occupational therapy, an intervention designed to enable people to participate in daily activities as independently and satisfactorily as possible, using meaningful activities as a means to do this. |
| Other Dietary Supplements | We use the term other dietary supplements to refer to supplements other than vitamins and minerals. |
| Other Medications | We use the term other medications to describe any medications which don't fit into other categories in this glossary. |
| Outdoor Adventure Programme | Outdoor Adventure Programmes sometimes involve residential or journey wilderness-based experiences in which students participate in one or more adventurous challenges and outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, canoeing, ropes courses and group games. |
| Oxactin | Oxactin is a brand name for fluoxetine, a type of SSRI antidepressant, used to treat a variety of conditions including anxiety and depression. |
| Oxalate Free Diet | The oxalate free diet avoids or eliminates oxalates, crystals found in many plants where they concentrate light and boost photosynthesis. |
| OXT | OXT is an acronym for oxytocin, a hormone which plays an important role in facilitating uterine contractions during parturition and in milk let-down. |
| Oxygen Therapy | Oxygen therapy is another term for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is the medical use of oxygen at a higher than atmospheric pressure. |
| Oxytocin | Oxytocin is a hormone and neurotransmitter that causes the uterus to contract. |
Disclaimer
The fact that an intervention or technique is listed here does not necessarily mean that we support its use. Nor does it mean that there is any scientifically valid or reliable evidence behind it.
You can find details of the interventions we have already ranked in Our Evaluations of Autism Interventions, Treatments and Therapies.
- Updated
- 16 Jun 2022