Animal-assisted activity improves social behaviors in psychiatrically hospitalized youth with autism.

There is preliminary research suggesting that animal-assisted activities can improve social interactions of children with autism spectrum disorder. This pilot study sought to investigate the benefits of animal-assisted activities with dogs and psychiatrically hospitalized youth with autism spectrum...

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Published in:	Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 1740 - 1752
Main Authors:	Germone, Monique M, Gabriels, Robin L, Guérin, Noémie A, Pan, Zhaoxing, Banks, Tiffany, O'Haire, Marguerite E
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Oct2019
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost