Therapy Dogs
There are various therapies and behavioral management programs available to offer support to children living with this neurological and developmental disorder. In addition to this, there is something else that is helping people with autism – spending time with therapy dogs. At this time we are personally exploring how Angel and Benji can help reduce problematic behavior. Angel and Benji are Havanese - cheerful little dogs with big brown eyes and affectionate with people.
For more information, see Nine Ways Therapy Dogs Can Help Kids with Autism
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For everyone who has been keeping up with our journey on Autism America, Angel’s Among Us, here’s a more detailed update on all the puppies and their future plans!!!
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Much to our surprise, Angel and Benji made more puppies than known to be possible for the size of Angel. All puppies were born on June 20th, healthy and all puppies survived the birth.
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We are now personally working with Angel and Benji, Havanese, to train them as Therapy Dogs to see if they can reduce the severity or totally circumvent the onset of a meltdown.
