Implementation of Assisted Therapy With Dogs in the Therapeutic Approach to People With Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Holist Nurs Pract. 2020 Sep-Oct;34(5):282-290. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000403.

Abstract

A holistic intervention is needed for individuals who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. Our objective was to work with these individuals in a multidisciplinary manner through the use of animal-assisted therapy, finding improvements in the experimental group as compared with the control group in the different evaluated areas.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animal Assisted Therapy / methods
  • Animal Assisted Therapy / standards*
  • Animal Assisted Therapy / statistics & numerical data
  • Animals
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder / psychology
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder / therapy*
  • Child
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interrupted Time Series Analysis
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Therapeutics / methods*