ABSTRACT
Fads in special education probably happen for several reasons. It relates to the importance of helping students with disabilities. Worrall suggested that because of the need to help students with learning and behavioral problems, there is pressure to try any technique or strategy for which there is even minimal proof or logic to suggest effectiveness. From an even more disturbing perspective, the acceptance of postmodern thought may account for the continuation of fad treatments as well. The existence of fad treatments in special education does damage in another way as well. The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder has been increasing alarmingly across the country. One treatment currently popular to treat autism is craniosacral therapy. In the final analysis, the last line of defense against the use of fad treatments in special education consists of the special education teachers, teacher trainers, psychologists, therapists, and other professionals who are committed to helping those with mental and learning disabilities.
