?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Do+Alternative+Therapies+Have+a+Role+in+Autism%3F&rft.creator=Ghosh%2C+S&rft.creator=Koch%2C+M&rft.creator=Suresh+Kumar%2C+V&rft.creator=Rao%2C+AN&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Interventions+considered+to+be+branches+of+Complementary+%26+Alternative+Medicine+(CAM)+for+autism+are+on+the+rise.+Many+new+treatments+have+emerged+%26+traditional+beliefs+of+Ayurveda%2C+Yoga%2C+Behavioral+therapy%2C+Speech+therapy+and+Homoeopathy+have+gained+popularity+and+advocacy+among+parents.+It+is+imperative+that+data+supporting+new+treatments+should+be+scrutinized+for+scientific+study+design%2C+clinical+safety%2C+and+scientific+validity%2C+before+embarking+on+them+as+modes+of+therapy.+Practitioners+take+care+in+explaining+the+rationale+behind+the+various+approaches+that+they+practice%2C+it+is+important+to+indicate+possible+limitations+too+during+the+initial+clinical+examination+and+interactive+session.+Clinicians+must+remember+that+parents+may+have+different+beliefs+regarding+the+effectiveness+of+treatment+since+their+information+is+derived+more+from+the+%E2%80%98hear-say%E2%80%99+route+when+they+compare+benefits%2Feffects+of+CAM+therapies+on+other+children+and+often+underestimate+differential+tolerance+for+treatment+risks.+It+is+thus+significant+that+practitioners+do+not+assume+a+%22don't+ask%2C+don't+tell%22+posture.+The+scientific+validation+and+support+for+many+interventions+is+incomplete+and+very+different+from+the+recommendations+of+the+American+Academy+of+Pediatrics+Policy+Statement.+In+this+article%2C+we+discuss+the+various+modes+of+CAM+and+their+utilities+and+limitations+in+relation+to+autism.&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6970%2F1%2F2009-4-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ghosh%2C+S+and+Koch%2C+M+and+Suresh+Kumar%2C+V+and+Rao%2C+AN++(2010)+Do+Alternative+Therapies+Have+a+Role+in+Autism%3F++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6970%2F