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Direct linkGriffioen, Richard Eric; van der Steen, Steffie; Verheggen, Theo; Enders-Slegers, Marie-Jose; Cox, Ralf – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Dog-assisted therapy (DAT) is hypothesized to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Down syndrome (DS). Methods: The present authors compared synchronous movement patterns of these children (n = 10) and their therapy dogs during the first and last session of a DAT programme, and their post-therapy changes in emotional…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Animals, Therapy, Children
