Parent Decision-Making and Experience With Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and ADHD

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. S5
Author(s):  
Angela Huang ◽  
Bonnie O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Parent Decision Making ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Willingness to try and lifetime use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Germany: A survey of parents

Autism ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 1865-1870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Höfer ◽  
Christian Bachmann ◽  
Inge Kamp-Becker ◽  
Luise Poustka ◽  
Veit Roessner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Craniosacral Therapy ◽  
Adolescents With Autism ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Regardless of their limited evidence and potential adverse effects, use of complementary and alternative medicine is common in children with autism spectrum disorder. Nevertheless, data on complementary and alternative medicine use in children with autism spectrum disorder in Germany are lacking. Therefore, a questionnaire survey on the use of complementary and alternative medicine was distributed to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder from three academic autism spectrum disorder outpatient clinics in Germany. Of 211 respondents, 46% stated that their child currently used or had ever used some form of complementary and alternative medicine in their life. The complementary and alternative medicine modalities most frequently used were manipulative and body-based methods (e.g. craniosacral therapy). And 18% of caregivers expressed willingness to try complementary and alternative medicine treatments for their child with autism spectrum disorder in the future, with mind–body interventions predominating. Health professionals should be aware of the considerable complementary and alternative medicine use prevalence among children with autism spectrum disorder and offer parents information about its effectiveness and potential side effects.

Using Mobile Technology to Reduce Engagement in Stereotypy: A Validation of Decision-Making Algorithms

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Préfontaine ◽  
Marc J. Lanovaz ◽  
Emeline McDuff ◽  
Catherine McHugh ◽  
Jennifer L. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Motor Behavior ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Treatment Designs

We developed an iOS app, the iSTIM, designed to support parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in reducing common repetitive vocal and motor behavior (i.e., stereotypy). The purpose of our study was to preliminarily test the decision-making algorithms of the iSTIM using trained university students to implement the assessments and interventions. Specifically, we examined the effects of the iSTIM on stereotypy and functional engagement in 11 children with ASD within alternating treatment designs. Using the iSTIM reduced engagement in stereotypy for eight participants and increased functional engagement for four of those participants. Our results indicate that the iSTIM may decrease engagement in stereotypy but that some of the decision-making algorithms may benefit from modifications prior to testing with parents.

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