An autism assistance dog or autism service dog is an assistance dog trained to assist an autistic person manage their disability and live more independently...

An assistance dog, known as a service dog in the United States, is a dog trained to aid or assist an individual with a disability. Many assistance dogs...

A psychiatric assistance dog or psychiatric service dog is a sub-category of assistance dog trained to assist their handler with a psychiatric disability...

The history of autism spans over a century; autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of...

training of the dog along with the breed of the dog for the conditions in which it will be working in. Assistance dog Autism service dog Emotional support...

training that a therapy dog receives. The international assistance animal community has categorized three types of assistance animals: Guide animals,...

Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. It sponsors...

the discrimination experienced by people that use service and assistance animals. Guide dog breeds are chosen for temperament and trainability. At the moment...

A therapy dog is a dog that is trained to provide affection, comfort and support to people, often in settings such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing...

A dog breed is a particular type of dog that was purposefully bred by humans to perform specific tasks, such as herding, hunting, and guarding. Dogs are...

with PTSD; and children with autism or other developmental disabilities. NEADS Inc. began in 1976 as The Hearing Ear Dog Program, on the Lenox, Massachusetts...

decade, and his role in the promotion of service dog programs. Orca, a Golden Retriever assistance dog awarded a PDSA Gold Medal for saving his owner's...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) or autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) describe a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders in the...

Claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism have been extensively investigated and found to be false. The link was first suggested in the early...

Autism-friendly means being aware of social engagement and environmental factors affecting people on the autism spectrum, with modifications to communication...

The Australian Cobberdog is a purebred dog breed developed in Australia by the Rutland Manor and Tegan Park Labradoodle Breeding & Research Centres. The...

examples of assistances dogs include: Guide dogs Hearing dogs Mobility assistance dogs Medical response dogs Seizure response dogs Autism assistance dogs Psychiatric...

disabilities Assistance dog – Working dog trained to aid or assist an individual with a disability Autism service dog – Type of service dogPages displaying...

Member of Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and meets the ADI standards in its assistance dog work. Dogs for Good is a member of Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK)...

Dog walking is the act of a person walking with a dog, typically from the dog's residence and then returning. Leashes are commonly used for this. Both...

and member of the executive committee, designed the primary symbol for autism: a puzzle piece with a picture of a crying child inside of it, which was...

resource for autism employment assistance. Gwen Nelson and Aspies For Freedom have spoken out against prenatal genetic testing for autism spectrum disorders...

an autism spokesperson. Grandin is one of the first autistic people to document the insights she gained from her personal experiences with autism. She...

disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and dementia. Canine assistance can also be used in classroom for promoting the...

In politics, a dog whistle is the use of coded or suggestive language in political messaging to garner support from a particular group without provoking...

dog breeders, trainers and enthusiasts who study the dog informally. Cynology is a classical compound word (from Greek κύων, kyōn, κυνός, kynos, 'dog';...

their autism diagnosis and were described as indistinguishable from their typical adolescent peers. This included passing education without assistance and...

their dog's behaviour. Service dogs are those that are trained to help people with disabilities such as blindness, epilepsy, diabetes and autism. Detection...

The Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law No: 109-416) is an Act of Congress public law that was passed by the 109th United States Congress (Senate...

of Kratu's appearances at Crufts at Slate All Things Autism – Tess Eagle Swan, Kratu The Rescue Dog podcast with Anna Kennedy Tess Eagle Swan biography...