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The Social Skills and Attachment to Dogs of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Source :
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary 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