Evidence Base Is Weak For Complementary, Alternative & Integrative Autism Treatments, Platform Launched To Collect Additional Data

With up to 90% of individuals with autism reporting the use of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) at least once in their lifetime, an uncertain evidence base for the effects of CAIM drove a recent review of meta-analyses exploring the effects of CAIM in autism across the lifespan. The review was accompanied by the development of a web platform to disseminate the findings.

“We found no high-quality evidence to support the efficacy of any CAIM for core or associated symptoms of autism,” the researchers concluded. “Although several CAIMs showed promising results, they were supported by very low . . .