| Preface |
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| Introduction Navigating the Autism Superhighway: How To Determine If a Therapy is Right for your Child and Family |
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Allergies, Their Role and Treatment in Autism |
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6 | (4) |
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Animal-Assisted Interventions and Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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10 | (7) |
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Anthroposophical Curative Education and Social Therapy |
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17 | (5) |
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Antiepileptic Medications |
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22 | (5) |
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27 | (8) |
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Applied Behavior Analysis |
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35 | (6) |
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41 | (7) |
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Art Therapy Approaches to Treating Autism |
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48 | (5) |
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53 | (6) |
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Biomolecular Nutrigenomics: Nutrigenomic DNA Testing and RNA-Based Nutrition |
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59 | (4) |
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Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD) |
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63 | (6) |
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Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Munroe-Meyer Institute |
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69 | (5) |
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Chelation: Removal of Toxic Metals |
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74 | (5) |
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Computer-Based Intervention: What's It All About? |
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79 | (8) |
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Craniosacral and Chiropractic Therapy: A New Biomedical Approach to ASD |
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87 | (9) |
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96 | (5) |
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The Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based (DIR) Model |
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101 | (8) |
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Dietary Interventions for Autism |
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109 | (15) |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (5) |
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Enhansa: Enhanced Curcumin Supplement |
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133 | (2) |
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Enzymes for Digestive Support in Autism |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (5) |
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FMRI-Guided Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Restore Language |
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144 | (9) |
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Food Selectivity and Other Feeding Disorders in Autism |
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153 | (6) |
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Gastrointestinal Disease: Emerging Consensus |
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159 | (10) |
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169 | (6) |
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The Holistic Approach to NeuroDevelopment and Learning Efficiency (HANDLE) |
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175 | (7) |
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Let's Put the Pressure on Autism for Recovery |
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182 | (6) |
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Integrated Play Groups (IPG) Model |
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188 | (4) |
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Intestine, Leaky Gut, Autism, and Probiotics |
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192 | (7) |
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Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) |
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199 | (6) |
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205 | (4) |
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Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) |
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209 | (4) |
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Medicinal Marijuana: A Novel Approach to the Symptomatic Treatment of Autism |
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213 | (8) |
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Melatonin Therapy for Sleep Disorders |
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221 | (6) |
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MERIT Approach: Integrating ABA with Developmental Models |
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227 | (5) |
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Methyl-B12: Myth or Materpiece? |
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232 | (6) |
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction |
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238 | (4) |
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Music Therapy by The American Music Therapy Association |
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242 | (6) |
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Neurofeedback (Neurotherapy or EEG Biofeedback) |
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248 | (8) |
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Neuroimmune Dysfunction and the Rationale and Use of Antiviral Therapy |
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256 | (5) |
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NeuroProtek, Flavonoids, and Allergies |
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261 | (6) |
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Dr. Theoharis Theoharides |
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Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration |
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267 | (10) |
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277 | (6) |
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Personal Service Canines: Wilderwood is Changing Lives One Dog at a Time |
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283 | (5) |
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Pharmaceutical Medication Management: The Why, When, And What |
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288 | (4) |
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292 | (4) |
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296 | (4) |
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Qigong Massage for Young Children with Autism |
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300 | (4) |
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Relationship Development Intervention |
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304 | (7) |
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311 | (3) |
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314 | (7) |
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Sensory-Based Antecedent Interventions |
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321 | (4) |
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Sensory Gym: Emerge and See |
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325 | (5) |
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Sequential Homeopathy: The Houston Homeopathy Method |
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330 | (8) |
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The SMILE Center: The Sensory Motor Integration and Language Enrichment Center |
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338 | (5) |
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343 | (4) |
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Sound-Based Therapies: The Davis Model of Sound Intervention |
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347 | (10) |
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357 | (12) |
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369 | (5) |
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Supplement Therapy: Rescue, Repair, and Reconnect |
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374 | (6) |
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Traditional and Indigenous Healing |
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380 | (8) |
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
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388 | (10) |
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398 | (2) |
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400 | (6) |
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Anti-Allergic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Other Future Treatments |
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406 | (4) |
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Dr. Theoharis Theoharides |
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Research at the University of Louisville Autism Center |
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410 | (4) |
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Research Being Conducted at the Seaver Autism Center |
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414 | (10) |
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A Social Worker's View from the Trenches |
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424 | (3) |
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| Afterword |
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427 | (4) |
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| References |
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| List of Autism Organizations |
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477 | (15) |
| List of Autism Schools |
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492 | (17) |
| Recommended Reading |
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