"Some old people who have autism says interacting with pets can help their children to socialize, but then there has been no research that examines it scientifically," said Alycia halladay, Director of the research environment at Autism Speaks. "The evidence in this study to answer what has been told by their parents," he added.
According to Hallafay, therapy to help autism currently more focused to develop social skills. It was revealed, some children are known to be able to make friends with austime pet dog, but are geared to overcome limitations such as motor nerve impairment or hearing loss. Until now there hasn't been any pet that is devoted to socialization stages.
To see as far as what the benefits of pets for children with disorders of autism, researchers compared the social interaction of children autism in three categories. First, the family never had pets, both a family pet that has since their son was born, and the family decided to have the third pet after 5 year old child.
Of a total of 260 individuals with autism, researchers examined very interested in social relationships as children aged four-five years, because in this period disruptions social reached its peak.
Measurement of 36 respondents who have, pets after they were born has the highest rate of assessment of "caring" and "comfort" after having a pet for a few years. However, in the study concluded between the respondents and the impact IQ takes care of pets are not interconnected.
"The advantage of having a pet for children with autism disorder not related to how the seriousness of autism itself," said researcher Marine Grandgeorge, clinical researchers in Academic Research Center Austime Hospital in Brest, France.
Rate, the role of Grandgeorge pets may as planned. "When people are in a situation of distress, sometimes a pet become a stimulus to shift the emphasis," he explained.
Another possibility, a pet can help children learn how to enhance communication through symbols and cues, children also fit in prilakunya.
Another positive impact of maintaining an animal is strengthening relationships within the family. "Most families who have pets have quantity and quality time together and they feel the happiness. Think it's very positive effect for individuals with autism, "he said.
Even so, not all children are able to develop their ability to memilihara animals socializing. According to, there are patients who Grandgeorge is very focused on the cat all the time. It's quite fascinating cat became a source of her nervousness during the time she parted with the cat.
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