Putting the Pieces TOGETHER
Animal-Assisted Therapy
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Latest Activity: Apr 15, 2010
Animal-assisted therapy, where an animal such as a dog becomes a basic part of a person's treatment, is a controversial treatment for some symptoms. A 2007 meta-analysis found that animal-assisted therapy is associated with a moderate improvement in autism spectrum symptoms. Reviews of published dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) studies have found important methodological flaws and have concluded that there is no compelling scientific evidence that DAT is a legitimate therapy or that it affords any more than fleeting improvements in mood.
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Comment by Pat on June 4, 2009 at 1:28pm -
I am a mom of a young adult who I think would benefit from a service dog. But he is not so sure. It would be nice to talk to others who have service animals & how they have been helpful and opened up the community to their owner.
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Comment by Kristin Knight on January 30, 2009 at 9:25pm -
My daughter, age 3, who has autism has an autism assistance dog. We are looking to build the bond between her and the dog more, as it was not a quick bond, as we expected. Does anyone have any suggestions for building this relationship between a young girl and her partner?
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Comment by Heather R. van Dyke on January 29, 2009 at 7:35pm
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Hi All, my name is Heather and I run a small program through AAF doing horse therapy....great kids we have and hopefully we can add more...love to hear your thoughts and opinions...
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Comment by Jim Putnam on January 16, 2009 at 2:07pm -
Thank you for joining, Hai, of course you belong. You are one of our most active member's in the community, and you are welcome ANYWHERE you like. As a matter of fact, your involvement, opinions and ideas are very appreciated!!! If there is any sort of group you would like to see on here, or any sort of video game or card game you think would be fun, please let me know!
- matt
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Comment by John "Hai" Knapp on January 16, 2009 at 12:42pm -
I hope I belong; not really actively into this therapy, nor know of needing it. But, I love animals. About 3.5 years ago I was hospitalized for a while; someone brought some dogs into the hospital; I appreciated that. We have a cat.
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