For Children on the Autism Spectrum, Having a Service Dog Can Lead to Sleep Improvements

17th March, 2024

Source: [Medical Xpress]

Service dogs, originally trained to assist physically disabled individuals with guidance, physical tasks, and medical alerts, have more recently begun to provide psychiatric assistance to individuals with conditions such as schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive, and—especially in children—autism spectrum disorders (also known as ASD or autism).

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