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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^[1][2]
• Craniosacral therapy^[2]
• Distant healing^[1]
• Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Balancing Technique^[1]
• magnetic field therapy^[2]
• therapeutic touch (TT)^[2] According to the American medical association, therapeutic touch is "little more than quackery".^[3]
• Thought Field Therapy (TFT)^[2]
• [1] program practices for social development^[4]
• Alexander technique^[1]
• Chiropractic^[1]
• Feldenkreis^[1]
• Osteopathy^[1]
• Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for learning disabilities^[1]
• Pilates^[1]
• Yoga^[1]
• Zero Balancing^[1]

Dietary treatments

• additive-free diets^[1][2][5]

• Antifungal medication^[2]
• Ayurvedic medicine^[1]
• B6-magnesium treatment^[2]
• Chelation therapy^[2]
• fatty acids^[1][6]

• Feingold Diet
• food allergies, multiple chemical sensitivities (diet base)^[1][5]
• Gluten-free, casein-free diet (GFCF)^[2]
• glyconutritional supplement^[6]
• herbal medicine^[1][2][5][6]
• iron^[1]
• lutein-free diet^[2]
• megavitamins^[2][5][6]
• refined sugar-free diet^[1][5]
• secretin treatment^[2]
• trace minerals, trace elements^[5][6]
• vaccination (avoidance)^[2]
• zinc^[1]

Eclectic approaches

• Sunflower therapy^[7]

Hearing therapies

• Auditory integration training (AIT), auditory processing training^[1][2][5]
• Mozart Effect^[6]
• music therapy^[1]
• Spectral Activated Music of Optimal Natural Structure (SAMONAS)^[1]
• The Tomatis Method^[1]

Holistic healing

• Applied Kinesiology^[5]
• crystal therapy^[1]
• flower remedies^[1]
• homeopathy^[1][2]
• naturopathy^[1][2]

Medical interventions

• anti-motion sickness medication and other types for Vestibular Dysfunction^[5]

Movement-based therapies

• Brushing technique^[1]
• Developmental Exercise Programme (inhibition of primitive reflexes)^[6]
• Doman method^[8]
• (Psychomotor) patterning^[2][5]
• Dance Movement Therapy
• Physio-Neuro Therapy^[9]

Pedagogical approaches and policies

• Full inclusion^[2]
• Gentle Teaching^[2]
• Person Centered Approach (PCA)^[2]

Psychosocial interventions

• Floortime (aka DIR)^[2]
• holding therapy^[2]
• TEACCH^[2]

Stress management

• caffeine-free diet^[1]
• Laughter therapy^[1]
• meditation^[1]
• positive thinking^[1]
• stress management^[1]

Student profiling

• Learning styles^[6]

Technological interventions

• Biofeedback^[5]
• Facilitated Communication^[2]

Several scientific studies have shown that facilitated communication is quackery by proving that what the Autistic patient "says" is influenced entirely by the facilitater.^[10]

• Fast ForWord^[2]

Touch therapies

• acupressure^[1]
• acupuncture^[1]
• aromatherapy^[1]

• Bowen Technique^[1]
• Brushing and joint compression^[2]
• Emotional Freedom Technique^[1]
• massage^[1][2]
• reflexology^[1]
• Reiki^[1]

Training methods

• Positive behavior support (PBS)^[2]
• Sensory integration therapy (SIT)^[2]
• Whole Language^[2]

Visual approaches

• Asfedic Tuning (TintaVision)^[6]
• Coloured overlays^[6]
• Dunlop test^[1]
• Harris Filters^[1]
• Intuitive Colorimeter^[1][6]
• Irlen Syndrome^[1]
• Optim-Eyes^[6]
• Prism glasses^[2]
• Tinted lenses, ChromaGen lenses^[1][5][6]
• Visual Tracking Magnifier^[1]

Emerging therapies

• Dolphin Assisted Therapy^[1]
• Hypnotherapy^[1]
• Light and Colour Therapy^[1]