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 |
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Z Therapy | Z therapy is a form of attachment therapy, an extremely controversial group of therapies designed to help children with attachment disorders. |
Zabel | Zabel is a brand name of terbinafine hydrochloride, a type of antifungal medication used to treat athlete's foot, fungal nail infections and fungal skin infections. |
Zarontin | Zarontin is a brand name for ethosuximide, a type of anticonvulsant. |
Zeldox | Zeldox is a brand name for ziprasidone, a type of antipsychotic drug. |
Zeolite | Zeolite is a food supplement which comes from a volcanic mineral called clinoptilolite, which is sometimes used as a chelating agent or to boost the immune system. |
Zinc | Zinc is a trace element found widely in the environment, including in many foodstuffs. |
Ziprasidone | Ziprasidone is a type of atypical antipsychotic drug, which is sometimes used to treat problem behaviours in people on the autism spectrum. |
Zolafren | Zolafren is a brand name for olanzapine, a type of typical antipsychotic drug. |
Zoloft | Zoloft is a brand name for sertraline, a type of SSRI antidepressant. |
Zone Therapy | Zone therapy is another name for reflexology, the practice of stimulating points on the feet, hands and ears. |
Zyprexa | Zyprexa is a brand name for olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic drug. |
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.