The Effects of Pet Therapy on Pediatric Patients with Autism

Authors

Tayler Wade, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Christine Hober, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

Objective: To identify the effects of pet therapy and improvement of social development in ASD Level 2 children. Design: Quantitative; Quasi-experimental; Descriptive Setting: Western, rural Kansas Pediatric Center Participants: Children ages 5-10 years old diagnosed with ASD Level 2, Nurses, Parents of the children, Occupational therapists Methods: Children with Level 2 Autism will be separated in two groups: one group will receive pet therapy and one group will not receive pet therapy. The children will be brought into the Pediatric Center every two weeks to be assessed and the parents will complete the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Results/Conclusion: pending results and data collection

Department/Program

Nursing

Submission Type

online only poster

DOI

10.58809/NBAH9899

Date

4-22-2020

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

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Recommended Citation

Wade, Tayler and Hober, Christine (2020) "The Effects of Pet Therapy on Pediatric Patients with Autism," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2020, Article 89.
DOI: 10.58809/NBAH9899
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2020/iss2020/89