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Canine Assisted Occupational Therapy for Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Pilot Randomised Control Trial.

Children on the autism spectrum frequently display difficulties engaging with people and with functional tasks. A pilot, randomised control trial was completed to explore the impact of canine assisted occupational therapy on the on-task behaviours and goal attainment of autistic children when compar...

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Published in:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 50; no. 11; pp. 4106 - 4121
Main Authors: Hill, Jessica, Ziviani, Jenny, Driscoll, Carlie, Teoh, Ai Lin, Chua, Jia Min, Cawdell-Smith, Judy
Format: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Nov2020
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          Hill, Jessica
          Ziviani, Jenny
          Driscoll, Carlie
          Teoh, Ai Lin
          Chua, Jia Min
          Cawdell-Smith, Judy
        affil: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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          Pet Therapy In Infancy and Childhood
          Occupational Therapy Methods
          Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy
          Child Behavior
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Goal Attainment
          Children with Disabilities
          Human
          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Pilot Studies
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: Children on the autism spectrum frequently display difficulties engaging with people and with functional tasks. A pilot, randomised control trial was completed to explore the impact of canine assisted occupational therapy on the on-task behaviours and goal attainment of autistic children when compared to occupational therapy sessions as usual. Twenty-two children between the ages of 4, and 6 years and 11 months, were randomly placed in either the treatment group (n-11) or waitlist control group (n = 11). Results showed that although there was a positive trend for on-task behaviour and goal attainment within the treatment group, results were not statistically significant. These results support the need for further research in the area of canine assisted occupational therapy for autistic children.
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