Cover Image
QR Code

Brief Report: Above and Beyond Safety: Psychosocial and Biobehavioral Impact of Autism-Assistance Dogs on Autistic Children and their Families.

Autism-Assistance Dogs (AADs) are highly-skilled service animals trained primarily to ensure the safety of an autistic child by preventing elopement and mitigating 'meltdowns'. Although anecdotal accounts and case-studies have indicated that AADs confer benefits above and beyond safety, empirical su...

Full description

Published in:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 468 - 484
Main Author: Tseng, Angela
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jan2023
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=161607313&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ccm
    uiTerm: 161607313
    longDbName: CINAHL Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    dissinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        01623257
        AUT
      jtl: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
      issn: 01623257
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: Jan2023
      vid: 53
      iid: 1
      pid: 237
      pub: Springer Nature
      place: New York, New York
    artinfo:
      ui:
        161607313
        154482057
        161607313
        161607313
        10.1007/s10803-021-05410-0
        161607313
      ppf: 468
      ppct: 16
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
      tig:
        atl: Brief Report: Above and Beyond Safety: Psychosocial and Biobehavioral Impact of Autism-Assistance Dogs on Autistic Children and their Families.
      aug:
        au: Tseng, Angela
        affil: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St. SE, 55414, Minneapolis, MN, USA
      sug:
        subj:
          Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy
          Child Safety Evaluation
          Pet Therapy Methods
          Service Animals
          Dogs
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Child
          Parental Attitudes
          Stress, Psychological
          Hydrocortisone
          Purposive Sample
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
          Child: 6-12 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Autism-Assistance Dogs (AADs) are highly-skilled service animals trained primarily to ensure the safety of an autistic child by preventing elopement and mitigating 'meltdowns'. Although anecdotal accounts and case-studies have indicated that AADs confer benefits above and beyond safety, empirical support anchored in validated clinical, behavioral, and physiological measures is lacking. To address this gap, we studied children and their families before and after receiving a well-trained AAD using a within-subject, repeated-measures design. Notably, this study is the first to assess change in a biomarker for chronic stress in both autistic children and their parents. Final analyses included pre-/post-AAD data from 11 triads (parent/handler-dog-child) demonstrating significantly positive psychosocial and biobehavioral effects of AADs.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype:
        research
        tables/charts
        Journal Article
      ougenre: Article
    language: English
    refInfo:
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N