What factors are associated with positive effects of dog ownership in families with children with autism spectrum disorder? the development of the lincoln autism pet dog impact scale

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Hall, Sophie Susannah ^a   Wright, Hannah F ^a   Mills, Daniel Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINCOLN AUTISM PET DOG IMPACT SCALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PET ANIMAL; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VALIDATION STUDY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CHILD; DOGS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960930048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149736     Document Type: Article

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