Making Sense of Autism Treatments: Weighing the Evidence
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Choosing among the multitude of treatments for autism can be a confusing and overwhelming undertaking. The following articles may assist and guide you in making important decision such as selecting treatments or treatment providers.
ASAT Supports Proven Treatments and Informed Choice
Pseudoscientific therapies: Some warning signs.
What is Evidence-Based Practice and Why Should We Care?
Science, Pseudoscience and Antiscience
Does the MMR Vaccine Cause Autism?
Smart People Believe Weird Things
Howard, J. S., Sparkman, C. R., Cohen, H. G., Green, G., & Stanislaw, H. (2005). Behavior analytic and eclectic treatment of autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26, 359-383.
Helping parents separate the wheat from the chaff: Putting autism treatments to the test Shannon Kay and Stuart Vyse, in Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities: Fad, Fashion and Science in Professional Practice. John W. Jacobson, Richard M. Foxx, and James A. Mulick, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
The
road less traveled: Charting a clear course for autism treatment
David Celiberti, Ph.D.; Suzanne Buchanan, Psy.D.; Felicia Bleeker,
Psy.D.; David Kreiss, Psy.D.; David Rosenfeld, Psy.D.