Autistic Children Could be Assisted By Trained Dogs

There is a rising number of children with autism. Since autism needs special treatments, there is a huge demand of special education for children with autism. One of the latest methods used in special education for autism children is using service dogs to assist them to become independence. 

We all know that children and dogs are perfect combination. It is by nature that children tend to love dogs and dogs are willing to take children as their own pack. Service dogs are trained dogs for special purposes and the used of therapy dogs to assist children with reading and speaking abilities are widely practiced. With service dog assistance, an autistic child could give calming influence and security to help the child access different environments independently. Service dog assistance could also prevent autistic child from wandering away and could search and track the child when it happens. 
It is also proven by several studies that service dog could prevent and stop repetitive behaviors by nudging the child. Day to day interaction with service dog could also develop social skill and the autistic child will engage more on social activities and social tasks. Although the reasons aren’t clearly known, it is also proven that service dog assistance could help autistic child to focus more on their academic and social tasks.