Does pet arrival trigger prosocial behaviors in individuals with autism?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Grandgeorge, Marine ^a,b   Tordjman, Sylvie ^c   Lazartigues, Alain ^a   Lemonnier, Eric ^a   Deleau, Michel ^d   Hausberger, Martine ^b  

^a Serv Hosp Univ Psychiat Adultes   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d University of Rennes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; ONSET AGE; PET ANIMAL; PET THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864755979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041739     Document Type: Article

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