Autism Dogs

Scientists at the University of Queensland, Australia, have found that "the presence of an animal can significantly increase positive social behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)". Their recent study compared how 5-13…

We have some sad news to share, following up on a previous story we wrote about last week. According to WCSC in South Carolina, Toby, the autism service dog who had been taken from a family's front yard, has turned up dead in the same…

South Carolina brings us an upsetting story involving the theft of an autism service dog on Tuesday from a family's front yard in Moncks Corner, a small town north of Charleston. Toby, an American Bull Terrier, was snatched by a white…

The recent trends in autism news have been dispiriting, to say the least. The persecution of parents with autism, a community rejecting a group home for young adults with autism, the harrowing encounters between individuals with autism and…

At a time when the heartbreak of wandering is ever present in the news, the battle for having autism service dogs in school rages on. Service dogs are known to calm anxious children, disrupt their tantrums, aid in making transitions and…