List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
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This list covers alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities. None of these therapies are supported by scientific evidence.
Bioenergy therapies
- Bi-Aura therapy
- Craniosacral therapy
- Distant healing
- Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Balancing Technique
- magnetic field therapy
- therapeutic touch (TT) According to the American medical association, therapeutic touch is "little more than quackery".
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
- [1] program practices for social development
- Alexander technique
- Chiropractic
- Feldenkreis
- Osteopathy
- Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for learning disabilities
- Pilates
- Yoga
- Zero Balancing
Dietary treatments
- additive-free diets
- Antifungal medication
- Ayurvedic medicine
- B6-magnesium treatment
- Chelation therapy
- fatty acids
- Feingold Diet
- food allergies, multiple chemical sensitivities (diet base)
- Gluten-free, casein-free diet (GFCF)
- glyconutritional supplement
- herbal medicine
- iron
- lutein-free diet
- megavitamins
- refined sugar-free diet
- secretin treatment
- trace minerals, trace elements
- vaccination (avoidance)
- zinc
Eclectic approaches
- Sunflower therapy
Hearing therapies
- Auditory integration training (AIT), auditory processing training
- Mozart Effect
- music therapy
- Spectral Activated Music of Optimal Natural Structure (SAMONAS)
- The Tomatis Method
Holistic healing
- Applied Kinesiology
- crystal therapy
- flower remedies
- homeopathy
- naturopathy
Medical interventions
- anti-motion sickness medication and other types for Vestibular Dysfunction
Movement-based therapies
- Brushing technique
- Developmental Exercise Programme (inhibition of primitive reflexes)
- Doman method
- (Psychomotor) patterning
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Physio-Neuro Therapy
Pedagogical approaches and policies
- Full inclusion
- Gentle Teaching
- Person Centered Approach (PCA)
Psychosocial interventions
- Floortime (aka DIR)
- holding therapy
- TEACCH
Stress management
- caffeine-free diet
- Laughter therapy
- meditation
- positive thinking
- stress management
Student profiling
Technological interventions
Several scientific studies have shown that facilitated communication is quackery by proving that what the Autistic patient "says" is influenced entirely by the facilitater.
Touch therapies
- acupressure
- acupuncture
- aromatherapy
- Bowen Technique
- Brushing and joint compression
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- massage
- reflexology
- Reiki
Training methods
Visual approaches
- Asfedic Tuning (TintaVision)
- Coloured overlays
- Dunlop test
- Harris Filters
- Intuitive Colorimeter
- Irlen Syndrome
- Optim-Eyes
- Prism glasses
- Tinted lenses, ChromaGen lenses
- Visual Tracking Magnifier
Emerging therapies
- Dolphin Assisted Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Light and Colour Therapy