| Click here to view in browser. | | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services / National Institutes of Health | | | | | Many individuals with autism and their families use complementary health approaches, often along with conventional medical care, to address concerns and improve their health and well-being. - A variety of complementary approaches—such as animal-assisted therapy, arts-based therapies, yoga, acupuncture, massage therapy, and exercise-based therapies, may be helpful in treating hypersensitivity, reducing anxiety, and improving social skills and mental health in people with autism.
- Low doses of melatonin may help with sleep problems in people with autism. Children with autism generally tolerate pediatric-appropriate prolonged-release melatonin well.
- There's no scientific evidence that secretin, hyperbaric oxygen, chelation therapies, or antifungal agents can help people with autism.
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