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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
Sodium Thiomalate or Sodium Aurothiomalate

Sodium thiomalate is a medication which contains gold salts and is used to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

Sodium Valproate

Sodium valproate is a type of anticonvulsant, a group of drugs designed to prevent or reduce the severity of seizures.

Solian

Solian is a brand name for amisulpride, a type of atypical antipsychotic drug used to treat a variety of mental health problems including schizophrenia and psychosis.

Son-Rise programme

The Son-Rise programme  (sometimes known as the Options Method) is a type of relationship-based intervention. It is used to help children on the autism spectrum and children with other disabilities.

SOSTA-FRA programme

The SOSTA-FRA programme is a structured cognitive-behavioural therapeutic and group-based social skills training for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum.

SOTSEC-ID programme

The SOTSEC-ID programme aims to support therapists to run cognitive-behavioural treatment groups for men with learning disabilities who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviour.

Space Place

Space Place is a pack which includes a DVD animation series, a pack of 'emotion' cards and a CD-Rom computer game based on the animation series.

Specific Carbohydrate Diet

The specific carbohydrate diet is a very strict, complex and restrictive diet which excludes complex carbohydrates, such as those found in rice and potatoes.

Speech and Language Pathology

Speech and language pathology is another term for speech and language therapy, an intervention in which a therapist works with individuals to help them develop their communication skills using a range of techniques.

Speech and Language Therapy

Speech and language therapy is an itervention in which a therapist works with individuals to help them develop their communication skills using a range of techniques.

Speech Repetition Therapy

Speech Repetition Therapy (SRT) involves imitation and repetition of spoken (not intoned) stimuli, produced at a normal speech rate.

SpeechPrompts

SpeechPrompts is a computer app which provides a visual representation of the prosodic features of speech.

SPELL framework

The SPELL framework was developed by the National Autistic Society for understanding and responding to the needs of children and adults on the autism spectrum.

Spiritual Healing

Spiritual healing is another term for faith healing, a range of interventions which claim to use spiritual means in treating diseases and disorders.

Spironolactone

Spironolactone is in a class of medications called aldosterone receptor antagonists.

Sporanox

Sporanox is a brand name for itraconazole, an antifungal and antibiotic drug.

Squeeze Machine

The squeeze machine (also known as the hug machine) is a type of lateral pressure equipment.

SRSD Approach

The SRSD approach is an acronym for the self-regulated strategy development approach.

SSREs

SSREs is an acronym for selective serotonin reuptake enhancers, a type of antidepressant drug that enhances the reuptake of serotonin instead of inhibiting it, as in many other antidepressant drugs.

SSRIs

SSRIs is an acronym for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of antidepressant drugs used to treat a variety of conditions including depression and anxiety.


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.

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Updated
16 Jun 2022