Animal Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Parent perspectives.

Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is an intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study explores parent perspectives of the impact of five AAT sessions involving trained dogs with their children with ASD. A phenomenological qualitative approach was used to explore first-hand pe...

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Publicado en:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 50; no. 12; pp. 4492 - 4504
Autores principales: London, Maeve Doyle, Mackenzie, Lynette, Lovarini, Meryl, Dickson, Claire, Alvarez-Campos, Alberto
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Publicado: Springer Nature 2020
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          London, Maeve Doyle
          Mackenzie, Lynette
          Lovarini, Meryl
          Dickson, Claire
          Alvarez-Campos, Alberto
        affil: Discipline of Occupational Therapy, The University of Sydney, 75 East Street, 2141, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
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          Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy
          Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy
          Pediatric Occupational Therapy Methods
          Pet Therapy
          Parental Attitudes
          Treatment Outcomes
          Dogs
          Human
          Female
          Male
          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Phenomenological Research
          Qualitative Studies
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Thematic Analysis
          Motivation
          Communication
          Self Regulation
          Social Participation
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is an intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study explores parent perspectives of the impact of five AAT sessions involving trained dogs with their children with ASD. A phenomenological qualitative approach was used to explore first-hand perspectives of parents. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Seventeen parents reported that the presence of the dogs facilitated their children's engagement, enjoyment, and motivation. Parents also reported that this contributed to gains in the child's communication with others and the dog (n = 11, 64.7%), behavioral regulation (n = 12, 70.6%), and community participation (n = 14, 82.3%). These findings indicate that parents supported the use of AAT and that dogs facilitated therapeutic gains.
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