From 12% to 64% of families of a child with ADHD use an<unk>  therapy, with the lower estimates likely come from narrower definitions of complementary and<unk>  medicine (CAM). School teachers, family and friends are the most common source of suggestion of<unk><unk>  for ADHD. In 2003, 64 percent of families of a child with special health care needs reported that they use<unk><unk> . These<unk>  included spiritual healing, massage, chiropractic, herbs and special diets, homeopathy, self hypnosis and other methods of complementary and<unk>  medicine. The need for an<unk>  therapy was related to the child's condition and to its evaluation as repairable or not. A 2008 study found that about 40% of Hong Kong children with autism spectrum disorder were treated with CAM, with the most popular<unk>  being acupuncture, sensory integration therapy, and Chinese herbology; the 40% is a lower prevalence than in Canada and the U.S., where biological-based<unk>  such as special diets predominate. In the U.S. CAM is used by an estimated 20–40% of healthy children, 30–70% of children with special health care needs, and 52–95% of children with autism, and a 2009 survey of U.S. primary care physicians found that more of them recommended than discouraged multivitamins, essential fatty acids, melatonin, and probiotics as CAM treatments for autism.
Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
Virtual reality in telerehabilitation
Use of technology in treatment of mental disorders
Psychological therapies for dementia
Video game rehabilitation
Social cognition and interaction training
Clubhouse model of psychosocial rehabilitation
Recovered-memory therapy