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Dog trainer helps kids with autism

April 16th, 2008

disability news and commentary, Kathy SantoKids boost social skills by teaching pets

From CBS Early Show:

Dog trainer Kathy Santo has started a program called “Paws Four Autism” that helps kids in New Jersey connect with others by learning to train their family pets. She says the program helps kids learn to maintain eye contact with their dogs, which in turn helps them develop relationships with people.

Santo demonstrates her techniques in a video on the CBS site that also features student trainers Gower Nibley and Brittany Wilkes.

A link on the site carries resources about autism for families. Sadly, its use of language is not always sensitive — one page leads readers to “notable sufferers,” including Thomas Edison and Jane Austen.

One Response to “Dog trainer helps kids with autism”

  1. Bess Graham Says:

    Why not cover a Scientific American story shown on PBS recently about Temple Grandin, instead of this dog trainer story?

    http://www.pbs.org/saf/1205/features/grandin.htm

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