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different treatments. The number of treatments used varied as a function of the child's age and type/
severity of disability within the autism spectrum. Speech therapy was the most commonly reported
intervention, followed by visual schedules, sensory integration, and applied behavior analysis. In
addition, 52% of parents were currently using at least one medication to treat their child, 27% were
implementing special diets, and 43% were using vitamin supplements. Because parents were using a
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understanding the decision-making processes that underlie treatment selection by parents of children
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    <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Internet survey of treatments used by parents of children with autism</h1>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Green, V.A.</span> and <span class="person_name">Pituch, K.A.</span> and <span class="person_name">Itchon, J.</span> and <span class="person_name">Choi, A.</span> and <span class="person_name">O'Reilly, M.</span> and <span class="person_name">Sigafoos, J.</span> (2006) <xhtml:em>Internet survey of treatments used by parents of children with autism.</xhtml:em> Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27 . pp. 70-84. ISSN 0891-4222</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1633/1/Green2006a.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1633/1/Green2006a.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />124Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/826/description#description">http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/826/description#description</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">We developed an Internet survey to identify treatments used by parents of children with autism.
The survey listed 111 treatments and was distributed via colleagues and through chapters of the
Autism Society of America and Autism Organizations Worldwide. A total of 552 parents submitted
usable returns during the 3-month survey period. On average the parents reported using seven
different treatments. The number of treatments used varied as a function of the child's age and type/
severity of disability within the autism spectrum. Speech therapy was the most commonly reported
intervention, followed by visual schedules, sensory integration, and applied behavior analysis. In
addition, 52% of parents were currently using at least one medication to treat their child, 27% were
implementing special diets, and 43% were using vitamin supplements. Because parents were using a
large number of treatments, many of which lack empirical support, future research should focus on
understanding the decision-making processes that underlie treatment selection by parents of children
with autism.
</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Treatments for autism; Internet survey; Parent reports</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/330108.html">330000 Education &gt; 330100 Education Studies &gt; 330108 Special Education</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1633</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Mrs Anita Cubit</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">22 Aug 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1633;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&amp;eprintid=1633">item control page</a></p>
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