Thursday, May 17, 2012

Study on Animal Assisted Therapy


Animal-Assisted Therapy for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder

1.      College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University



     This study is the effects that dogs have on children with disorders which deals with lack of social communication and abilities.  In this study, the children were put into three different conditions.
1.       A nonsocial (toy)
2.      Stuffed dog
3.       A therapy dog
 
     The results of this study showed that the interaction with a therapy dog had many effects. The children were:
 1.       More focused
2.       More playful
3.       More aware of social environment
 With these benefits, shows that animal assisted therapy is a potential beneficial therapy for children  with disabiites.



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2 comments:

  1. rachelraeMay 20, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    This is very interesting! It's amazing how when you put a real, live, animal in with a child with disabilities and they can form bonds that help them more than we can ever realize. It reminds me of how animals are taken into hospitals, and the sick get better because of their raised spirits. Perhaps one of the reasons is because they don't have to talk to enjoy each others company. They can just be.

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  2. Gloria A. QuilesMay 21, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    I would have never thought that dogs could have a positive effect on children with disabilities. I find that very interesting.

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