List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
# List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities

This list covers alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities. None of these therapies are supported by scientific evidence.

## Bioenergy therapies

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

## Dietary treatments

* additive-free diets
* Antifungal medication
* Ayurvedic medicine
* B6-magnesium treatment
* Chelation therapy
* fatty acids
* Feingold Diet
* food allergies, multiple chemical sensitivities (diet base)
* Gluten-free, casein-free diet (GFCF)
* glyconutritional supplement
* herbal medicine
* iron
* lutein-free diet
* megavitamins
* refined sugar-free diet
* secretin treatment
* trace minerals, trace elements
* vaccination (avoidance)
* zinc

## Eclectic approaches

* Sunflower therapy

## Hearing therapies

* Auditory integration training (AIT), auditory processing training
* Mozart Effect
* music therapy
* Spectral Activated Music of Optimal Natural Structure (SAMONAS)
* The Tomatis Method

## Holistic healing

* Applied Kinesiology
* crystal therapy
* flower remedies
* homeopathy
* naturopathy

## Medical interventions

* anti-motion sickness medication and other types for Vestibular Dysfunction

## Movement-based therapies

* Brushing technique
* Developmental Exercise Programme (inhibition of primitive reflexes)
* Doman method
* (Psychomotor) patterning
* Dance Movement Therapy
* Physio-Neuro Therapy

## Pedagogical approaches and policies

* Full inclusion
* Gentle Teaching
* Person Centered Approach (PCA)

## Psychosocial interventions

* Floortime (aka DIR)
* holding therapy
* TEACCH

## Stress management

* caffeine-free diet
* Laughter therapy
* meditation
* positive thinking
* stress management

## Student profiling

* Learning styles

## Technological interventions

* Biofeedback
* Facilitated Communication

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

* Fast ForWord

## Touch therapies

* acupressure
* acupuncture
* aromatherapy
* Bowen Technique
* Brushing and joint compression
* Emotional Freedom Technique
* massage
* reflexology
* Reiki

## Training methods

* Positive behavior support (PBS)
* Sensory integration therapy (SIT)
* Whole Language

## Visual approaches

* Asfedic Tuning (TintaVision)
* Coloured overlays
* Dunlop test
* Harris Filters
* Intuitive Colorimeter
* Irlen Syndrome
* Optim-Eyes
* Prism glasses
* Tinted lenses, ChromaGen lenses
* Visual Tracking Magnifier

## Emerging therapies

* Dolphin Assisted Therapy
* Hypnotherapy
* Light and Colour Therapy
