Acquiring a Pet Dog Significantly Reduces Stress of Primary Carers for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Prospective Case Control Study.

This study describes the impact of pet dogs on stress of primary carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Stress levels of 38 primary carers acquiring a dog and 24 controls not acquiring a dog were sampled at: Pre-intervention (17 weeks before acquiring a dog), post-intervention (3-10...

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Publicado en:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 2531 - 2541
Autores principales: Wright, H., Hall, S., Hames, A., Hardiman, J., Mills, R., Mills, D.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2015
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