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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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1 Allergy Desensitization: An Effective Alternative Treatment for Autism |
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2 Allergy-Like Symptoms, Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption, and Brain Inflammation |
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Dr. Theoharis Theoharides |
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3 Animals in the Lives of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD): Companions to Co-Therapists |
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4 Antiepileptic Treatments |
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28 | (7) |
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6 Applied Behavior Analysis: What Makes a Great ABA Program? Sorting Through the Science, the Brands, and the Acronyms |
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35 | (7) |
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8 Architecture and Autism: Providing Supports for the Autistic Child or Adult Through the Built Environment |
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9 Art Therapy Approaches to Treating Autism |
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10 Berard Auditory Integration Training |
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61 | (5) |
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66 | (6) |
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12 Breaking Through Behavior |
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72 | (4) |
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13 The Camphill Communities Anthroposophical Approach to Autism |
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76 | (10) |
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14 CARD eLearning and Skills: Web-Based Training, Assessment, Curriculum and Progress Tracking for Children with Autism |
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15 Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Munroe-Meyer Institute |
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16 Chelation: Removal of Toxic Metals |
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97 | (4) |
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17 Craniosacral and Chiropractic Therapy: A New Biomedical Approach to ASD |
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101 | (8) |
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18 Dance/Movement Therapy |
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109 | (5) |
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19 Dietary Interventions for Autism: Different Approaches |
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114 | (7) |
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20 Dietary Interventions for Autism: Specific Carbohydrate Diet |
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121 | (8) |
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129 | (4) |
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22 Early Start Denver Model |
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133 | (6) |
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23 Elevated Male Hormones: Their Role and Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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139 | (7) |
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24 Enzymes for Digestive Support in Autism |
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146 | (3) |
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25 How Enzymes Complement Therapeutic Diets |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (6) |
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27 Food Selectivity and Other Feeding Disorders in Autism |
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158 | (5) |
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28 Gastrointestinal Disease: Emerging Consensus |
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163 | (8) |
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29 Helminthic Therapy and Immune Abnormalities |
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171 | (7) |
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30 The Holistic Approach to NeuroDevelopment and Learning Efficiency (HANDLE) |
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178 | (6) |
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31 Homeopathy---The Houston Homeopathy Method |
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184 | (7) |
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32 Homotoxicology and Beyond |
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191 | (7) |
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33 Integrated Play Groups Model |
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198 | (4) |
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34 Integrative Educational Care |
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202 | (8) |
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35 Intestine, Leaky Gut, and Autism: Is it Real and How to Fix it (including with Probiotics)? |
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210 | (7) |
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36 Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) |
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217 | (7) |
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37 Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) |
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224 | (4) |
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38 Medicinal Marijuana: A Novel Approach to the Symptomatic Treatment of Autism |
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228 | (7) |
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39 Melatonin Therapy for Sleep Disorders |
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235 | (6) |
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40 MERIT: Integrating ABA with Developmental Models |
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241 | (7) |
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41 Methyl-B12: Myth or Masterpiece |
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248 | (5) |
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42 Mitochondrial Dysfunction and its Treatment |
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253 | (4) |
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257 | (5) |
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44 Neurofeedback for the Autism Spectrum |
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262 | (6) |
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45 Neuroimmune Dysfunction and the Rationale and Use of Antiviral Therapy |
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268 | (5) |
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46 Nutrigenomics and Optimizing Supplement Choices |
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273 | (6) |
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47 Nutritional Supplementation for Autism |
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279 | (12) |
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48 Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration |
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291 | (9) |
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300 | (5) |
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305 | (3) |
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51 Psychotropic Medications and Their Cautious Discontinuation |
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308 | (7) |
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52 Relationship Development Intervention |
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315 | (8) |
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53 Sensory-Based Antecedent Interventions |
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323 | (4) |
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54 Sensory Gyms, Academics, and Growing Minds |
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327 | (8) |
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55 The Sensory Learning Program |
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335 | (4) |
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56 Sound-Based Therapies---Davis Model of Sound Intervention |
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339 | (9) |
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57 Speech-Language Therapy |
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348 | (11) |
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58 The Struggle to Speak: Implementation of the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP) |
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359 | (4) |
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59 Technological-Based Interventions for Autism---There's an App for That! |
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A Computer-Based Intervention---What's It All About? |
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364 | (5) |
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B AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
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369 | (10) |
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379 | (4) |
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D Introducing Proloquo2Go |
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383 | (4) |
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60 Traditional and Indigenous Healing |
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387 | (7) |
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61 Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Implicit Teaching, and Syntax Acquisition in Minimally Verbal Children with Autism: Getting Kids to Speak |
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394 | (8) |
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62 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
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402 | (10) |
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412 | (5) |
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64 The Role of the Microbiome/Biome and Cysteine Deficiency in Autism Spectrum Disorder: the Implications for Glutathione and Defensins in the Gut-Brain Connection |
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417 | (8) |
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65 Research at the University of Louisville Autism Center |
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425 | (5) |
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66 Three Drugs that Could Change Autism |
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430 | (5) |
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| Afterword |
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435 | (2) |
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| References |
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437 | (35) |
| Autism Organizations |
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472 | (14) |
| Schools for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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486 | (18) |
| Recommended Reading |
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504 | (3) |
| Index |
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