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The Social Skills and Attachment to Dogs of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Source :
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Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders . May2015, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p1137-1145. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have deficits in social skills, and interaction with service dogs has been associated with increased social skills for children with ASD. In this telephone survey of 70 parents of children with ASD, children owning dogs had greater Mean scores for social skills, using the Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scale, while those with some type of pet (not excluding dogs) had significantly greater skills for subscale item 'assertion'. Parents described their children as attached to their dogs. Children owning dogs completed the Companion Animal Bonding Scale, and reported strong bonding with dogs. These findings suggest children with ASD may bond with their dogs, and pet ownership may be associated with increased social skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AUTISM
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ATTACHMENT behavior in children
*CHI-squared test
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DOGS
*HUMAN-animal relationships
*INTELLIGENCE tests
*RESEARCH methodology
*PARENTS
*PETS
*PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*RESEARCH funding
*SOCIAL skills in children
*SURVEYS
*T-test (Statistics)
*SERVICE animals
*CROSS-sectional method
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102202065
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2267-7