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Study Finds Acupuncture Improves Health of Autistic Children

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Apr 03, 2025

Acupuncture reduces autism scores, according to a new meta-analysis of 27 clinical studies of 1,736 children. Researchers from Kyung Hee University, in the Republic of Korea, found that whether acupuncture was used alone or combined with other therapies, it improved outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder as measured by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale and the Autism Behavior Checklist, without causing adverse side effects.

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This news brief was published with permission from the original publisher Natural Awakenings, Acupuncture Alleviates Autism in Children, September 2018.  

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