Treatments
Treatments
There are no drugs that can “cure” ASD. There are a variety of treatments available which aim to improve social and communication skills. Because of the complexity of ASD, there is no one treatment that works equally well for all people with ASD. Some common treatments options are:
| Applied Behavior Analysis interventions | Joint Attention interventions | TEACCH | Pivotal Response Treatment | Symbolic Play Intervention |
Additionally, one small study has found that success in improving academic interest by incorporating motivational elements in the academic tasks. This is important because early academic successes may serve as a foundation for later academic success. In this study, participants exhibited aggressive, disruptive behavior when presented with an academic task at prior to treatment. After treatment, all participants stopped exhibiting aggressive behaviors and showed increased interest in academics.1
Some clinicians may prescribe medications to target certain symptoms.
There are also many controversial treatments.
