Treatments for autism include behavior-based training, medications, and alternative therapies.
Behavior-based approaches help people with autism learn how to socialize with others, deal with triggers, and pick up life skills so they can become more independent. In occupational therapy, for example, an autistic person may learn how to bathe, dress, and eat without assistance.
Since people with autism often have other conditions too, like seizures, depression, or anxiety, medications can help them manages symptoms.
Medications include SSRIs, which are typically used to treat depression, tricyclics for obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and anti-psychotic medications that may help with irritability in young people.
Not all diets and alternative treatments have been scientifically proven to help with autism, but many people incorporate these practices into their medicine- or behavior-based approaches. Diet coaching can help ensure a person with autism is getting all of the nutrients they need if they are a picky eater, for instance.