Changes in Behavioural Synchrony during Dog-Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Children with Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Griffioen, Richard Eric; van der Steen, Steffie; Verheggen, Theo; Enders-Slegers, Marie-Jose; Cox, Ralf
Titel	Changes in Behavioural Synchrony during Dog-Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Children with Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33 (2020) 3, S.398-408 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Griffioen, Richard Eric)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12682
Schlagwörter	Behavior Change; Animals; Therapy; Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Down Syndrome; Behavior Modification; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Therapie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	Background: Dog-assisted therapy (DAT) is hypothesized to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Down syndrome (DS). Methods: The present authors compared synchronous movement patterns of these children (n = 10) and their therapy dogs during the first and last session of a DAT programme, and their post-therapy changes in emotional and behavioural problems. Results: The present authors found a significant increase in synchrony between child and therapy dog over time. Exploratory analyses suggest more synchrony between children with ASD and their therapy dogs, compared to the children with DS. Conclusions: This study is the first to test the synchrony hypothesis, shedding light upon a mechanism that may underlie the effect of DAT and how this may be different for children with ASD and DS. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01