OT rated by parents as "best therapy" for Autism

Over 8000 parents belonging to MyAutismTeam.com (a social network of more than 28,000 parents of individuals with autism) answered the following question “What therapies, if any, worked best for your child”?  

The answer? Here are the therapies parents reported as working best for their children, rank-ordered by percent of mentions and including only those therapies that received at least 1% of mentions:

1. Occupational Therapy – 39%
2. Speech Therapy – 27%
3. ABA Therapy – 15%
4. Social Skills Classes – 8%
5. Hippotherapy (OT through horseback riding) – 2%
6. GFCF Diet – 2%
7. Psychiatrist/Psychologist sessions – 2%
8. (5-way tie, each with 1%): Floor Time, RDI, PECs, Swimming, PRT
Other therapies / keywords listed that got less than 1% of mentions

• Mainstream schooling – 0.1%
• iPad – 0.1%
• Vision therapy, aqua therapy
• Vitamin supplements, Chelation, Hyperbaric Chambers – (all combined these last three terms received less than one-tenth of one percent of mentions)

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