# Acupoints for Autism Spectrum Disorder

8 sourced protocols for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/autism-spectrum-disorder

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2162-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | ST08 (Head Corner), GB13 (Spirit Root), GB19 (Brain Hollow), GV17 (Brain Door), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000014880 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | GB13 (Spirit Root), GB19 (Brain Hollow), GV17 (Brain Door), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s44424-025-00042-y | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST08 (Head Corner), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), GB15 (Head Governor Of Tears), LV03 (Great Surge), GV07 (Central Pivot), GV24 (Spirit Court), XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240318-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | BL14 (Absolute Yin Shu Point), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240906-k0005 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), GB13 (Spirit Root), GB19 (Brain Hollow), GV17 (Brain Door), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240911-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | HT05 (Inward Connection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL09 (Jade Pillow), BL10 (Celestial Pillar), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB13 (Spirit Root), GV15 (Gate Of Muteness), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court), XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1849124 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP03 (Great White), KD03 (Great Stream), KD07 (Returning Flow), KD10 (Yin Valley), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | ZHANG Jun. A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from A Perspective of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM). Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 53-58 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 9 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP03 (Great White), LV04 (Mound Centre), LV07 (Knee Joint), LV10 (Leg Five Miles), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | ZHANG Jun. A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from A Perspective of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM). Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 53-58 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 10 | KD03 (Great Stream), KD04 (Large Bell), TB15 (Heavenly Bone Hole), LV04 (Mound Centre) | – | – | ZHANG Jun. A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from A Perspective of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM). Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 53-58 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 11 | BL07 (Reaching Heaven), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB13 (Spirit Root), GB15 (Head Governor Of Tears), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | 龚玉张旭东袁静云刘继鹏李音音孙娇刘清国. 从“厥”与“神”探析头火针治疗孤独症谱系障碍. 中华中医药杂志 ., 2023 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. |
| ST08 | Head Corner | Stomach Meridian | On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead & 4.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head. |
| GB13 | Spirit Root | Gallbladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths within the hairline of the forehead 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV24. |
| GB19 | Brain Hollow | Gallbladder Meridian | On the head and on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance or GV17, 22.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head. |
| GV17 | Brain Door | Governing Vessel | 2.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths directly above the GV16 in the depression on the upper border of the external occipital protuberance. |
| GV24 | Spirit Court | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |
| ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. |
| BL15 | Heart Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| GB15 | Head Governor Of Tears | Gallbladder Meridian | On the head directly above the pupil and 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the midpoint of the line connecting GV24 and ST08. |
| GV07 | Central Pivot | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra. |
| XH01A | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01B | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01C | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01D | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| BL14 | Absolute Yin Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra. |
| XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. |
| HT05 | Inward Connection | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist. |
| BL09 | Jade Pillow | Bladder Meridian | 2.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline and 13 thumb widths lateral to the midline in the depression on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance. |
| BL10 | Celestial Pillar | Bladder Meridian | 1.3 thumb widths lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of the trapezius. |
| GV15 | Gate Of Muteness | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline in the depression the below spinous process of the 1st cervical vertebra. |
| SP03 | Great White | Spleen Meridian | Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| KD07 | Returning Flow | Kidney Meridian | 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon. |
| KD10 | Yin Valley | Kidney Meridian | When knee is flexed point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus at the level with BL40. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| LV04 | Mound Centre | Liver Meridian | Anterior to the medial malleolus midway between SP05 and ST41 in the depression on the medial side of the tendon of the tibialis anterior. |
| LV07 | Knee Joint | Liver Meridian | Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia in the upper portion of the medial head of the gastrocnemius 1 thumb width posterior to the SP09. |
| LV10 | Leg Five Miles | Liver Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly below ST30 at the proximal end of the thigh below pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of the adductor longus. |
| KD04 | Large Bell | Kidney Meridian | Posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus in the depression the anterior to the medial side of the attachment of the achilles tendon. |
| TB15 | Heavenly Bone Hole | Triple Burner Meridian | Midway between GB21 and SI13 on the superior angle of the scapula. |
| BL07 | Reaching Heaven | Bladder Meridian | 4 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline. |
| GB08 | Leading Valley | Gallbladder Meridian | Superior to the apex of the auricle 1.5 thumb widths within the hairline. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |

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