Title
Why Trials of Autism Treatments Have a Placebo Problem
Author
Erik Vance
Summary
This online article provides an introduction to how placebo effects may lead parents of people on the autism spectrum to believe that a treatment is effective when it is not. The article also discusses how the expectation of a treatment might produce gains without the treatment itself being effective.
Spectrum News offers information about new developments in autism research, as well as discussion of trends and controversies in research. Spectrum News began as part of SFARI.org, and receives funding from the SFARI foundation.
Language
English
Subjects
Evaluating Research & Information
Therapies
Alternative Treatments
Publisher
Spectrum News
DateModified
3/10/2023 5:43 PM EST