Complementary and alternative medicine use in a large pediatric autism sample
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), usually along with other medical care. This study aimed to determine associations of ASD diagnostic category, co-existing conditions, and use of medications with use of CAM. METHODS: We used the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network patient registry, which collects information on CAM use, medical conditions, and psychotropic medication at enrollment. CAM was categorized as special diets versus "other" CAM; ASD was defined as autism, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), or Asperger's. Gastrointestinal symptoms, seizure disorders, sleep problems, and medication use were determined from parent report. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores were used to measure behavioral symptoms. Logistic regression was used to determine associations of diagnostic category, other medical conditions, and medication use with CAM treatments, controlling for demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Of 3413 subjects in the registry as of April 2011, 3173 had complete data on CAM use: 896 (28%) reported any use; 548 (17%), special diets; and 643 (20%), other CAM. Higher rates of CAM use were associated with gastrointestinal symptoms (odds ratio [OR] = 1.88), seizures (OR = 1.58), and CBCL total score >70 (OR = 1.29). Children with PDD (OR = 0.62), Asperger's (OR = 0.66), or using medications (0.69) had lower rates. CONCLUSIONS: Children with ASD use more CAM when they have co-existing gastrointestinal symptoms, seizure disorders, and behavior problems. This study suggests the importance of asking about CAM use in children with ASD, especially those with complex symptoms.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The most common restrictive diet utilized in the ASD population is one that lacks gluten and/or casein.
“The most common restrictive diet utilized in the ASD population is one that lacks gluten and/or casein 44.”
From Gastrointestinal Issues and Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020) · cites this paper as [44]
Cites
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults and Children: United States, 2007
Barnes, P. M., Bloom, B. E., & Nahin, R. L. (2008) · PsycEXTRA Dataset · doi:10.1037/e623942009-001 · Cited by 3,131 · see citing works
Owens, J. A., Spirito, A., & McGuinn, M. (2000) · Sleep · doi:10.1093/sleep/23.8.1d · Cited by 2,535 · see citing works
Internet survey of treatments used by parents of children with autism.
Green, V. A., Pituch, K. A., Itchon, J., Choi, A., O’Reilly, M., & Sigafoos, J. (2006) · Research in Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2004.12.002 · Cited by 617 · see citing works
Achenbach, T. M. (2000) · American Psychological Association eBooks · doi:10.1037/10517-028 · Cited by 566 · see citing works
The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire in Toddlers and Preschool Children
Goodlin‐Jones, B. L., Sitnick, S. L., Tang, K. L., Liu, J., & Anders, T. F. (2008) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/dbp.0b013e318163c39a · Cited by 361 · see citing works
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatrics
Kemper, K. J., Vohra, S., Walls, R., the Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, & the Provisional Section on Complementary, H. (2008) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2008-2173 · Cited by 334 · see citing works
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Hanson, E. M., Kalish, L. A., Bunce, E., Curtis, C. M., McDaniel, S., Ware, J., & Petry, J. J. (2006) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-006-0192-0 · Cited by 302 · see citing works
Levy, S. E., Mandell, D. S., Merhar, S. L., Ittenbach, R. F., & Pinto‐Martin, J. A. (2003) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/00004703-200312000-00003 · Cited by 191 · see citing works
Harrington, J. W., Rosen, L. D., Garnecho, A. C., & Patrick, P. A. (2006) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/00004703-200604002-00014 · Cited by 162 · see citing works
Committee on Children With Disabilities (2001) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.107.3.598 · Cited by 147 · see citing works
Huffman, L. C., Sutcliffe, T. L., Tanner, I. S. D., & Feldman, H. M. (2010) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/dbp.0b013e3182040acf · Cited by 100 · see citing works
Gilmour, J. M., Harrison, C. A., Asadi, L., Cohen, M. H., & Vohra, S. (2011) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2010-2720c · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Hyman, S. L., Levy, S. E., Myers, S. M., COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, S. O. D. A. B. P., Kuo, D. Z., Apkon, S., Davidson, L. F., Ellerbeck, K. A., Foster, J. E. A., Noritz, G. H., et al. (2020) · Pediatrics · doi:10.1542/peds.2019-3447 · Cited by 1,548 · see citing works
Self-citationPrevalence and Treatment Patterns of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States, 2016
Xu, G., Strathearn, L., Liu, B., O’Brien, M. J., Kopelman, T. G., Zhu, J., Snetselaar, L. G., & Bao, W. (2018) · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4208 · Cited by 214 · see citing works
The gluten-free/casein-free diet: a double-blind challenge trial in children with autism
Hyman, S. L., Stewart, P. A., Foley, J., Cain, U., Peck, R., Morris, D. D., Wang, H., & Smith, T. (2016) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-015-2564-9 · Cited by 192 · see citing works
Self-citationGastrointestinal Issues and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Madra, M., Ringel, R., & Margolis, K. G. (2020) · Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.chc.2020.02.005 · Cited by 159 · see citing works
Pediatric Integrative Medicine
McClafferty, H. H., Vohra, S., Bailey, M. L., Brown, M. L., Esparham, A. E., Gerstbacher, D., Golianu, B. J., Niemi, A., Sibinga, E. M. S., Weydert, J. A., et al. (2017) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2017-1961 · Cited by 155 · see citing works
Microbiome and nutrition in autism spectrum disorder: Current knowledge and research needs
Berding, K., & Donovan, S. M. (2016) · Nutrition Reviews · doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuw048 · Cited by 146 · see citing works
Food Selectivity in Children with Autism: Guidelines for Assessment and Clinical Interventions
Esposito, M., Mirizzi, P., Fadda, R., Pirollo, C., Ricciardi, O., Mazza, M., & Valenti, M. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20065092 · Cited by 175 · see citing works
Nutritional and Dietary Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
Sathe, N., Andrews, J. C., McPheeters, M. L., & Warren, Z. E. (2017) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2017-0346 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Höfer, J., Hoffmann, F., & Bachmann, C. (2016) · Autism · doi:10.1177/1362361316646559 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
Howsmon, D. P., Krüger, U., Melnyk, S., James, S. J., & Hahn, J. (2017) · PLoS Computational Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005385 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brondino, N., Fusar-Poli, L., Rocchetti, M., Provenzani, U., Barale, F., & Politi, P. (2015) · Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2015/258589 · Cited by 116 · see citing works
Gluten- and casein-free dietary intervention for autism spectrum conditions
Whiteley, P., Shattock, P., Knivsberg, A., Seim, A. R., Reichelt, K. L., Todd, L., Carr, K., & Hooper, M. (2013) · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnhum.2012.00344 · Cited by 119 · see citing works
Diet: the keystone of autism spectrum disorder?
Peretti, S., Mariano, M. R. G., Mazzocchetti, C., Mazza, M., Pino, M. C., di Pianella, A. V., & Valenti, M. (2018) · Nutritional Neuroscience · doi:10.1080/1028415x.2018.1464819 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
Stewart, P. A., Hyman, S. L., Schmidt, B. L., Macklin, E. A., Reynolds, A., Johnson, C. R., James, S. J., & Manning-Courtney, P. (2015) · Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · doi:10.1016/j.jand.2015.03.026 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Self-citationFrye, R. E., Melnyk, S., Fuchs, G. J., Reid, T., Jernigan, S., Pavliv, O., Hubanks, A., Gaylor, D. W., Walters, L., & James, S. J. (2013) · Autism Research and Treatment · doi:10.1155/2013/609705 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatments for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Levy, S. E., & Hyman, S. L. (2014) · Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.chc.2014.09.004 · Cited by 85 · see citing works
Self-citationOwen‐Smith, A. A., Bent, S., Lynch, F. L., Coleman, K. J., Yau, V. M., Pearson, K. A., Massolo, M. L., Quinn, V. P., & Croen, L. (2015) · Research in Autism · doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2015.05.002 · Cited by 79 · see citing works
González-Domenech, P. J., Díaz Atienza, F., García Pablos, C., Fernández Soto, M. L., Martínez-Ortega, J. M., & Gutiérrez-Rojas, L. (2020) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04333-1 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
Nutritional Impact of a Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Marí-Bauset, S., Llopis-González, A., Zazpe, I., Marí-Sanchis, A., & Suárez-Varela, M. M. (2016) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-015-2582-7 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Gastrointestinal Issues and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Madra, M., Ringel, R., & Margolis, K. G. (2021) · Psychiatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.psc.2020.11.006 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Akins, R. S., Krakowiak, P., Angkustsiri, K., Hertz‐Picciotto, I., & Hansen, R. L. (2014) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/dbp.0000000000000013 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Working Group 4, C. A. ‘. T. S. S. O. E. A., Salomone, E., Charman, T., McConachie, H., & Warreyn, P. (2015) · European Journal of Pediatrics · doi:10.1007/s00431-015-2531-7 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Keim, S. A., Gracious, B., Boone, K. M., Klebanoff, M. A., Rogers, L. K., Rausch, J. R., Coury, D. L., Sheppard, K. W., Husk, J. S., & Rhoda, D. A. (2018) · Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.1093/jn/nxx047 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Self-citationEffectiveness of yoga training program on the severity of autism
Sotoodeh, M. S., Arabameri, E., Panahibakhsh, M., Kheiroddin, F., Mirdoozandeh, H., & Ghanizadeh, A. J. (2017) · Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice · doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.05.001 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Evidence-Based Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Politte, L. C., Howe, Y. J., Nowinski, L. A., Palumbo, M., & McDougle, C. J. (2015) · Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry · doi:10.1007/s40501-015-0031-z · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review
Mannion, A., & Leader, G. (2014) · Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s40489-013-0007-0 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Going Against the Grains: Gluten-Free Diets in Patients Without Celiac Disease—Worthwhile or Not?
Lerner, B. A., Green, P. H. R., & Lebwohl, B. (2019) · Digestive Diseases and Sciences · doi:10.1007/s10620-019-05663-x · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Winburn, E., Charlton, J., McConachie, H., McColl, E., Parr, J. R., O'Hare, A. E., Baird, G., Gringras, P., Wilson, D. C., Adamson, A., et al. (2013) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1922-8 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Holingue, C., Poku, O. B., Pfeiffer, D. L., Murray, S. M., & Fallin, M. D. (2021) · Autism · doi:10.1177/13623613211062667 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Quantitative susceptibility mapping shows lower brain iron content in children with autism
Tang, S., Xu, Y., Liu, X., Chen, Z., Zhou, Y., Nie, L., & He, L. (2020) · European Radiology · doi:10.1007/s00330-020-07267-w · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Leader, G., Flynn, C., O’Rourke, N., Coyne, R., Caher, A., & Mannion, A. (2021) · Developmental Neurorehabilitation · doi:10.1080/17518423.2021.1898058 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Parents’ Use of Complementary Health Approaches for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lindly, O. J., Thorburn, S., Heisler, K., Reyes, N., & Zuckerman, K. E. (2017) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3432-6 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Moving From Research to Practice in the Primary Care of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Carbone, P. S. (2013) · Academic Pediatrics · doi:10.1016/j.acap.2013.04.003 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder
Mannion, A., & Leader, G. (2014) · Research in Autism · doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2013.12.012 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
The Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network Registry Data: Opportunities for Investigators
Murray, D. S., Fedele, A., Shui, A. M., & Coury, D. L. (2016) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2015-2851e · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Self-citationChaidez, V., y García, E. F., Wang, L. W., Angkustsiri, K., Krakowiak, P., Hertz‐Picciotto, I., & Hansen, R. L. (2018) · Child Care Health and Development · doi:10.1111/cch.12612 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Ou, J., Smith, R. C., Tobe, R. H., Lin, J., Arriaza, J., Fahey, J. W., Liu, R., Zeng, Y., Liu, Y., Huang, L., et al. (2022) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05784-9 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Practices and outcomes of self-treatment with helminths based on physicians' observations
Liu, J., Morey, R. A., Wilson, J. K., & Parker, W. (2016) · Journal of Helminthology · doi:10.1017/s0022149x16000316 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Probiotics in Newborns and Children
Lenfestey, M. W., & Neu, J. (2017) · Pediatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2017.08.006 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Castejon, A. M., Spaw, J. A., Rozenfeld, I., Sheinberg, N., Kabot, S., Shaw, A., Hardigan, P. C., Faillace, R., & Packer, E. E. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.669089 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Wilson, M., Hamilton, D., Whelan, T. A., & Pilkington, P. D. (2018) · Research in Autism · doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2018.01.004 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Lindly, O. J., Cabral, J., Mohammed, R., Garber, I., Mistry, K. B., & Kuhlthau, K. A. (2021) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05240-0 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Patient Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines in an Outpatient Pediatric Neurology Clinic
Kenney‐Jung, D. L., Jenkins, S. M., Youssef, P. E., & Kotagal, S. (2016) · Pediatric Neurology · doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.11.003 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
DeFilippis, M. (2025) · Psychopharmacology Bulletin · doi:10.64719/pb.4560 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Leader, G., & Mannion, A. (2015) · Autism and child psychopathology series · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19183-6_11 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Elevated Burden for Caregivers of Children with Persistent Asthma and a Developmental Disability
Koehler, A. D., Fagnano, M., Montes, G., & Halterman, J. S. (2014) · Maternal and Child Health Journal · doi:10.1007/s10995-014-1455-6 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Gluten-free and casein-free diets in the treatment of autism
Reißmann, A., Hauser, J., Makulska-Gertruda, E., Tomsa, L., & Lange, K. W. (2014) · Functional Foods in Health and Disease · doi:10.31989/ffhd.v4i8.146 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Bultas, M. W., Johnson, N. L., Burkett, K., & Reinhold, J. (2015) · Journal of Pediatric Health Care · doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2015.09.009 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Complementary-Integrative Medicine
Vandana, P., Simkin, D. R., Hendren, R. L., & Arnold, L. E. (2023) · Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.chc.2022.08.004 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Quebles, I., Solomon, O., Smith, K. A., Rao, S. R., Lu, F., Azen, C. G., Anaya, G., & Yin, L. (2020) · American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1352/1944-7558-125.5.369 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the School-Age Child With Autism
Nath, D. (2016) · Journal of Pediatric Health Care · doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2016.12.001 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Ethical Implications for Providers Regarding Cannabis Use in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Duvall, S. W., Lindly, O. J., Zuckerman, K. E., Msall, M. E., & Weddle, M. (2019) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2018-0558 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Friedman, N. D. B., Politte, L. C., Nowinski, L. A., & McDougle, C. J. (2015) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781118753378.ch44 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Dosman, C. F., Adams, D., Wudel, B., Vogels, L., Turner, J. M., & Vohra, S. (2013) · Pediatrics in Review · doi:10.1542/pir.34-10-e36 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Lindly, O. J., Thorburn, S., & Zuckerman, K. E. (2017) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/dbp.0000000000000536 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Benefits of medical clowning in the treatment of young children with autism spectrum disorder
Shefer, S., Attia, O. L., Rosenan, R., Wald, O. A., Ende, H., & Gabis, L. V. (2019) · European Journal of Pediatrics · doi:10.1007/s00431-019-03415-7 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Paving Plant‐Food‐Derived Bioactives as Effective Therapeutic Agents in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Martins, N. A., Quispe, C., Kırkın, C., Şenol, E., Zuluğ, A., Özçelik, B., Ademiluyi, A. O., Oyeniran, O. H., Semwal, P., Kumar, M., et al. (2021) · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity · doi:10.1155/2021/1131280 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Iodine Deficiency and Hypothyroidism From Voluntary Diet Restrictions in the US: Case Reports
Booms, S., Hill, E., Kulhanek, L., Vredeveld, J., & Gregg, B. E. (2016) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2015-4003 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Tan, S., Pan, N., Xu, X., Li, H., Lin, L., Chen, J., Jin, C., Pan, S., Jing, J., & Li, X. (2022) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.927212 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
González-Domenech, P., Atienza, F. D., Pablos, C. G., Nieto, S. M. S., Rodríguez, Ó. H., Gutiérrez-Rojas, L., & Martínez-Ortega, J. M. (2019) · Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities · doi:10.1080/19315864.2019.1654574 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Parental use of conventional and complementary therapy for autism in Jordan
Masri, A. T., Khatib, F. A., Al-Qudah, A. A., Nafi, O., Almomani, M. A., Bashtawi, M. A., Alomari, F., Qutifan, S., & Qutifan, A. (2019) · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102275 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Occupational Therapy: Meeting the Needs of Families of People With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Miller-Kuhaneck, H., & Watling, R. L. (2015) · American Journal of Occupational Therapy · doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.019562 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Pediatric Integrative Medicine in Academia: Stanford Children’s Experience
Ramesh, G., Gerstbacher, D., Arruda, J., Golianu, B. J., Mark, J., & Yeh, A. M. (2018) · Children · doi:10.3390/children5120168 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Höfer, J., Bachmann, C., Kamp‐Becker, I., Poustka, L., Roessner, V., Stroth, S., Wolff, N., & Hoffmann, F. (2019) · Autism · doi:10.1177/1362361318823545 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
McLay, L., Schlüter, P. J., Eggleston, M. J. F., Woodford, E. C., & Bowden, N. (2021) · Sleep Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2021.01.028 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Autism Spectrum Disorder: When There is no Cure, There are Countless of Treatments
Saral, D., Olçay, S., & Öztürk, H. İ. (2022) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05745-2 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Marsden, R. E. F., Francis, J. R., & Garner, I. (2019) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04035-8 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
A Narrative Review about Autism Spectrum Disorders and Exclusion of Gluten and Casein from the Diet
González-Domenech, P., Díaz-Atienza, F., Gutiérrez-Rojas, L., Fernández‐Soto, M. L., & González-Domenech, C. M. (2022) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu14091797 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Provenzi, L., Saettini, F., Barello, S., & Borgatti, R. (2015) · European Journal of Integrative Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2015.06.005 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Lindly, O. J., Thorburn, S., Heisler, K., Reyes, N., & Zuckerman, K. E. (2017) · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.09.003 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Nayda, C., Gould, J. F., & Roberts, R. (2021) · Australian Psychologist · doi:10.1080/00050067.2021.1944788 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Managing constipation in children with ASD – A challenge worth tackling
Mulay, K. V., & Karthik, S. V. (2022) · Pediatrics & Neonatology · doi:10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.11.009 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Dosman, C. F., Adams, D., Wudel, B., Vogels, L., Turner, J. M., & Vohra, S. (2013) · Pediatrics in Review · doi:10.1542/pir.34.10.e36 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Angell, A. M., Lindly, O. J., Floríndez, D. C., Floríndez, L. I., Duker, L. I. S., Zuckerman, K. E., Yin, L., & Solomon, O. (2023) · Autism · doi:10.1177/13623613231163056 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Granich, J., Hunt, A. M., Ravine, D., Wray, J. A., & Whitehouse, A. (2014) · Journal of Autism · doi:10.7243/2054-992x-1-4 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thom, R. P., Friedman, N. D. B., Nasir, R. H., Politte, L. C., Nowinski, L. A., & McDougle, C. J. (2023) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42825-9_36-1 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thom, R. P., Friedman, N. D. B., Nasir, R. H., Politte, L. C., Nowinski, L. A., & McDougle, C. J. (2024) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51366-5_36 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Lee, J., Lee, S. H., Lee, B., Yang, I., & Chang, G. T. (2018) · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2162-4 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Application of Varma Kalai (art of vital points) in autism spectrum disorder
Mudiginty, P., Balamurugen, P., Selvan, P., & Selvan, S. R. (2020) · European Journal of Integrative Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101231 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
The effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis
Jia, S.-J., Jing, J.-Q., Yi, L., & Yang, C.-J. (2025) · Research in Autism · doi:10.1016/j.reia.2025.202642 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Rybczynski, S., Katz, E., Schultz, S. C., & Salorio, C. F. (2016) · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.06.006 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Shuai, B., Jin, H., Lin, Y., Duan, R., Zhao, N., Li, Z., Mao, J., Luo, Y., & Shi, M. (2020) · Medicine · doi:10.1097/md.0000000000023128 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Autism as Representative of Disability
Aloisio, D., & Huron, R. F. (2020) · Pediatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2019.12.008 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Harrington, J. W., & Bora, S. (2017) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-35868-2.00008-6 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Alternative therapies for children’s with autism spectrum disorder
Govindaraju, A., Preethi, L., Sabarathinam, S., & Meganathan, H. (2020) · International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics · doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20205111 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Early Intervention and Restricted, Repetitive Behaviours and Interests
Yaari, M., & Dissanayake, C. (2021) · Autism and child psychopathology series · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-66445-9_13 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Lange, K. W., & Reißmann, A. (2021) · Journal of Food Bioactives · doi:10.31665/jfb.2021.15277 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
AL-Ayadhi, L. Y., Bhat, R. S., Alghamdi, F. A., Alhadlaq, A. S., & El-Ansary, A. K. (2023) · Current Issues in Molecular Biology · doi:10.3390/cimb45050274 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Natural Products & Complementary Medicines: where are we up to?
Alqathama, A. A. (2016) · British Journal of Pharmacy · doi:10.5920/bjpharm.2016.06 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Interventions for Individuals with ASD
Kodak, T. M., & Carroll, R. A. (2017) · Autism and child psychopathology series · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61738-1_2 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Marathe, A., & Sengupta, K. (2020) · International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics · doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20205523 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
From bedside to bench and back: Translating ASD models
Drozd, H. P., Karathanasis, S. F., Molosh, A. I., Lukkes, J. L., Clapp, D. W., & Shekhar, A. (2018) · Progress in brain research · doi:10.1016/bs.pbr.2018.10.003 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Do We Have Evidence for Dietary and Nutritional Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Weitlauf, A. S., Goode, R. H., & Warren, Z. E. (2019) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2019-1680 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Alternative Approaches for the Management of Autism: A Narrative Review
Shekhar, N., Tyagi, S., & Thakur, A. K. (2023) · Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews · doi:10.2174/2666082219666230106143424 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Trends, Theories, and Treatments for Autism
Horowitz, S. (2015) · Alternative and Complementary Therapies · doi:10.1089/act.2015.21203 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Nutrition for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Ogata, B., Wills, H., & Baer, M. T. (2017) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-802928-2.00014-x · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Alshawwa, S. Z., Alarnous, R., & Albasalah, A. (2023) · Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences (PEN) · doi:10.21533/pen.v11i2.3506 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Controversial Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Fodstad, J. C., Raches, C. M., & Hines, E. N. (2024) · Autism and child psychopathology series · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-64499-3_23 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Berni, M., Mutti, G., Tancredi, R., Muratori, F., & Calderoni, S. (2026) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm15020745 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
The Place of Complementary Medicine in the Treatment of Autistic Children
İnanç, B. B., Konaç, Ö. T., Baldemir, E., Kara, B., Topal, Y., & Topal, H. (2016) · Journal of pharmacopuncture · doi:10.3831/kpi.2016.19.004 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
- Authors
- Perrin, J. M., Coury, D. L., Hyman, S. L., Cole, L., Reynolds, A. M., & Clemons, T.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Emmes (United States) (US)
- Venue
- PEDIATRICS
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Published
- 2012-11-01
- Volume
- 130
- Issue
- Supplement_2
- Pages
- S77-S82
- ISSN
- 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-4275
- OpenAlex
- W2111403994
- Cited by
- 135
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 8
- FWCI
- 24.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- complementary and alternative medicine, autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorders, Asperger syndrome, special diets, gastrointestinal symptoms, epilepsy, psychotropic drugs, behavioral problems
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Complementary Therapies, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
