Autism Support Dogs
Companioning and caring for children with autism.
Their primary role is helping with the tendency of these children to run away when distracted, but they add so much to these children’s lives: companionship for children who are often lonely due to their autism; having this support encourages children to speak more and participate in care taking tasks such as feeding and walking the dog, as well as improving confidence; providing physical pressure that helps in times of anxiety; and offering loving interaction, free from demands.
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Compatibility
Each child is paired with the perfect Autism Support Dog according to his/her needs, lifestyle, living environment; matched with the best-suited dog according to temperament and working ability.
Training and care
This service is available for children aged between 5 and 12 and who have been diagnosed with Autism by a qualified medical practitioner. Their parent or caregiver is the Autism Support Dog’s primary handler; whilst the dog wears a soft harness, to which a lead is attached and held by the child.
Each child is paired with the perfect Autism Support Dog according to his/her needs, lifestyle, living environment; matched with the best-suited dog according to temperament and working ability.
Autism Support Dogs are specially selected dogs that are suited and trained to work with children with autism.
Our experience is that these dogs become so much more than highly-skilled assistants, they become loyal, beloved friends.