Pet therapy does the trick for children with autism

Specially-trained dogs are sometimes used to reduce anxiety and improve social skills in children with autism. Researchers from the Universite de Montreal studied 42 children with autism to assess the impact of the dogs. They found that the children's Read More...

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Posted Oct 21 2010, 02:20 AM by Mental Health Update
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