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inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-1 (January 2023) . - p.468-483

Titre :	Brief Report: Above and Beyond Safety: Psychosocial and Biobehavioral Impact of Autism-Assistance Dogs on Autistic Children and their Families
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Angela TSENG, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.468-483
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Autism-Assistance Dogs (AADs) are highly-skilled service animals trained primarily to ensure the safety of an autistic child by preventing elopement and mitigating ˜meltdowns’. Although anecdotal accounts and case-studies have indicated that AADs confer benefits above and beyond safety, empirical support anchored in validated clinical, behavioral, and physiological measures is lacking. To address this gap, we studied children and their families before and after receiving a well-trained AAD using a within-subject, repeated-measures design. Notably, this study is the first to assess change in a biomarker for chronic stress in both autistic children and their parents. Final analyses included pre-/post-AAD data from 11 triads (parent/handler-dog-child) demonstrating significantly positive psychosocial and biobehavioral effects of AADs.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05410-0
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[article] Brief Report: Above and Beyond Safety: Psychosocial and Biobehavioral Impact of Autism-Assistance Dogs on Autistic Children and their Families [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Angela TSENG, Auteur . - p.468-483.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-1 (January 2023) . - p.468-483

Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Autism-Assistance Dogs (AADs) are highly-skilled service animals trained primarily to ensure the safety of an autistic child by preventing elopement and mitigating ˜meltdowns’. Although anecdotal accounts and case-studies have indicated that AADs confer benefits above and beyond safety, empirical support anchored in validated clinical, behavioral, and physiological measures is lacking. To address this gap, we studied children and their families before and after receiving a well-trained AAD using a within-subject, repeated-measures design. Notably, this study is the first to assess change in a biomarker for chronic stress in both autistic children and their parents. Final analyses included pre-/post-AAD data from 11 triads (parent/handler-dog-child) demonstrating significantly positive psychosocial and biobehavioral effects of AADs.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05410-0
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=493