Guinea pigs-the "small great" therapist for autistic children, or: Do guinea pigs have positive effects on autistic child social behavior?

Society and Animals

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-151

  Kršková, Lucia ^a   Talarovičová, Alžbeta ^a   Olexová, Lucia ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Autism; Guinea pig; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 77950545738     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853010X491999     Document Type: Article

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