Understanding controversial therapies for children with autism, attention deficit disorder, and other learning disabilities : a guide to complementary and alternative medicine / Lisa A. Kurtz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Thinking out of the box: an overview of complementary and alternative medicine approaches -- Alternative medical systems -- Mind-body interventions -- Biologically-based interventions -- Manipulative and body-based methods -- Energy therapies -- Recommended reading about complementary and alternative medicine -- Agencies, organizations, and websites.

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Offering a balanced overview of complementary and alternative therapies, this book will be useful for parents of children with autism, ADD or other learning disabilities. The book covers a wide variety of mind-body interventions and manipulative techniques, as well as energy therapies, biologically based methods, and alternative medical systems. For each approach, the author provides a detailed description of what the treatment involves, which professionals will be working with the child, and an explanation of the rationale behind the therapy. She also offers advice on who to approach for trea.

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