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Autor/inn/en | Salomon, Anne; Comeau, Judith |
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Titel | Child's Modes of Communication with the Animal. |
Quelle | (1984), (20 Seiten)
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Beigaben | Tabellen |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Tagungsbericht; Animals; Autism; Emotional Disturbances; Nonverbal Communication; Therapy |
Abstract | The paper reviews ways in which animals have been used in a therapeutic way with disturbed persons and suggests that animals may help to reduce anxiety and reestablish the socialization process with autistic children and their parents. An etiological study is described of the verbal and nonverbal behavior of four disturbed children (9-11 years old) with hamsters. Child-animal interaction was observed during classroom free play. Analysis of 30-minute sessions examined language functions, conversational acts, social behavior, gestures, distance between child and animal, and eye contact. Changes from first to last sessions were noted, including increases in emotional and personal functions, gestures, and physical contact. Distance between the child and animal decreased. (CL) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |