Not exact matches
They enrolled 152 children with
autism, many
of them with
severe symptoms of the disorder.
And, with
autism, gastrointestinal
symptoms are often
severe, so we thought this could be potentially valuable,» said Ann Gregory, one
of the study's lead authors and a microbiology graduate student at The Ohio State University.
We train service dogs to mitigate
symptoms of many disabilities such as:
autism, anxiety disorders, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, hearing impairment, multiple sclerosis (MS), narcolepsy, post-traumatic stress (PTS or PTSD),
severe allergies, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Problems with communication, specifically non-verbal cognitive ability, are a strong predictor
of externalising behaviour problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more
severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as well as a high prevalence
of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health problems than the core ASD
symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without
autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are
of concern in early childhood because
of the importance
of these early years for longer term child developmental outcomes.7