What can ASD Assistance Dogs do for a Child with ASD?
Children with ASD have great difficulty with understanding and expressing emotions. They often miss subtle cues like winks or smiles. This makes it very difficult for them to relate to others including their own family. It can create high levels of stress for both the child and the family. Of course Dogs don’t see the difference and are a constant unconditional companion for the child. Changes in their environment can have an immense impact on them. Often simple things like going shopping or going to the movies can be a very stressful experience that often ends in a melt-down. Having an Assistance Dog along to these outings can create the one stable thing in the child’s environment that make the difference between the child enjoying the outing and a melt-down. They have the tendency to wander off- even from a secure environment. Escape can lead to a life-threatening situation. Some children with ASD do not respond to their name and they rarely comprehend environmental dangers. Assistan
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