Autism Therapy With Pets

Maintaining a pet at home than as a hobby also has other benefits, one of which is as a therapy for children with autism. This therapy is performed by a boy with autism was 11 years old named Milo who did with her dog named Chad.

Relationships that occur between humans and their pets do have a direct effect, although this effect can not be explained through scientific research. But the relationship between Milo and Chad go beyond the general relationship occurs.

"Within a week I noticed a huge change in him, after a month he became more calm and able to concentrate and communicate in a much longer period of time," said Ms. Vaccaro was the mother of Milo, as quoted from the New York Times, Friday (9 / 10/2009).

Dr Melissa A Nishawala a clinical director of autism-spectrum service at the Child Study Center at New York University added that he saw a marked change in self-Milo is becoming more calm and able to communicate even seen dogs just sit in the room. Due to profound changes in self-Milo, now Vaccaro and Dr Nishawala start trying to stop the medication used by Milo.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which is part of the National Institutes of Health also began an effort to learn whether pets can have a real effect on the welfare of children.

This requires more scientific research that can explain the benefits of these therapies, especially the impact on child development. Because so far most research only focuses on negative interactions than just pets, such as maintaining animals can spread the disease.

At Children's Hospital of Orange County in Southern California, for example, dozens of volunteers regularly take their dogs to visit pediatric patients being treated for serious illnesses. Usually, these children often experience sadness, anxiety or depression. The most important thing is that pets should be free of all disease and have been properly vaccinated.

"The dogs are brought by the volunteers can brighten up the children," said Emily Grankowski, who oversees the pet therapy program at the hospital.

Expected later this pet therapy could lead to new treatments in curing children who often experience depression, sadness, or a child with autism. However, it is possible this therapy can also be done for adults.