The use of Therapy Animals with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 247-264

  Grandin, Temple ^a   Fine, Aubrey H ^b   Bowers, Christine ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381453-1.10013-3     Document Type: Chapter

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