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Pet Therapy and Autism
While service dogs are mostly used for Pet Therapy and Autism, dolphins and other animals can be used as well in Autism Pet Therapy.
The key is to find out in advance how well an Autistic child takes to animals. Visiting zoos, petting farms as well as friends and family that have pets will help to see if a connection is present.
Cat Therapy for Autistic Children
Cats are slowly moving into their own as therapy animals, and are being used in convalescent homes and other institutions for that purpose. However, though a lot has been written about the use of horses and dogs with autistic children, little, if anything, has been previously written about cats.
What is Autism
Autism is a life-long developmental disability that prevents individuals from properly understanding what they see, hear, and otherwise sense. This results in severe problems of social relationships, communication, and behavior.
PECS
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The picture exchange communication system
Using the pecs the student learns to spantaneously initiate communicative exchanges. Pecs can be used with children or adults who are not yet initiating requests, comments, etc. people using pecs are thought to approach and give a picture of a desired item to a communicative partner in exchange for that item.
Help ! 2 parent seminar
Making your own visual supports to help your child with communication & behaviour
Throughout this handout the term autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) has been used to include all conditions on the autistic spectrum
, including autism and Asperger syndrome
What Does Autism Mean?
Autism (say: aw-tih-zum) causes kids to experience the world differently from the way most other kids do. It's hard for kids with autism to talk with other people and express themselves using words. Kids who have autism usually keep to themselves and many can't communicate without special help.
What is autism
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. It is part of the autism spectrum and is sometimes referred to as an autism spectrum disorder, or an ASD. The word 'spectrum' is used because, while all people with autism share three main areas of difficulty, their condition will affect them in very different ways.
Dog therapy
I was exchanging emails with an old friend of mine the other day. I’ll change her name to protect her identity. We’ll call her Elaine. Elaine is bipolar. Elaine, like most people with autism, has problems “dealing” with people in the workplace. She has had problems holding a job.
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