Scientifically Unsupported Therapies
Scientifically Unsupported Therapies
Scientifically Unsupported Therapies
A
utism spectrum disorders
(ASD) are among the most
puzzling forms of develop-
mental disability. This term refers to
a spectrum of pervasive developmen-
tal disorders sharing deficits in three
major domains: social relatedness and
interactivity, communication, and re-
stricted interests and/or stereotypic or
repetitive behaviors with difficult tran-
sitions. Studies have investigated ge-
netic factors, neurologic, immunologic,
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