Acquiring a pet dog significantly reduces stress of primary carers for children with autism spectrum disorder : a prospective case control study

By: Wright, H. F.
Contributor(s): Hall, S | Hames, A | Hardiman, J | Mills, R | Mills, D. S | PAWS Team.
Series: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 45 (8) 2015: 2531-2540. 2015Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): AUTISM | CAREGIVERS | STRESS | PETS | DOGS | CHILDRENOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: Looks at the impact of pet dogs on stress of primary carers of children with autism spectrum disorder. Describes the methodology and offers results which show a significant number of parents in the intervention group moved from clinically high to normal levels of parental stress. See also commentary by Molly K. Crossman and Alan E. Kazdin W007264
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Looks at the impact of pet dogs on stress of primary carers of children with autism spectrum disorder. Describes the methodology and offers results which show a significant number of parents in the intervention group moved from clinically high to normal levels of parental stress. See also commentary by Molly K. Crossman and Alan E. Kazdin W007264

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