Autism : the international journal of research and practice.
Publisher:
Sage Publications in association with the National Autistic Society,. London : Sage Publications In Association With The National Autistic Society
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: England
Language: English
Author(s):
National Autistic Society.
Start Year:1997 -
ISSN:
1362-3613 (Print)
1461-7005 (Electronic)
1362-3613 (Linking)
1461-7005 (Electronic)
1362-3613 (Linking)
Impact Factor
5.2
2022
| NLM ID: | 9713494 |
| (DNLM): | SR0089067(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 37704199 |
| Coden: | AUTIFS |
| LCCN: | 97-641074 |
| Classification: | W1 AU866 |
Calm with horses? A systematic review of animal-assisted interventions for improving social functioning in children with autism. Children with autism typically experience difficulties interacting socially with others when compared to their non-autistic peers. Establishing how effective interventions are for improving social functioning is important to help inform what should be offered to children with autism. This study reviewed how effective interventions that involved interaction with a live animal, known as animal-assisted interventions, are in improving social functioning in children with autism. A systematic search of the evidence on this topic found nine studies, which were explored for the effectiveness of anima...