Farm Animal-Assisted Therapy Using Farm Animals for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects an individual's ability to communicate, create social relationships, and regulate sensory input and repetitive behaviors. An uncommon intervention used in ASD treatment is farm animal-assisted therapy (AAT). AAT interventions fo...
| Publicado en: | Therapeutic Recreation Journal Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 272 - 292 |
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Sagamore Publishing
2024
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