Solomon2010

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Solomon2010
BibType ARTICLE
Key Solomon2010
Author(s) Olga Solomon
Title What a dog can do: children with autism and therapy dogs in social interaction
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Tag(s) EMCA, animal-assisted therapy, autism, engagement, sociality, intersubjectivity
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Year 2010
Language English
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Journal Ethos
Volume 38
Number 1
Pages 143–166
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DOI 10.1111/j.1548-1352.2010.01085.x
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Abstract

For almost 50 years specially trained dogs have been used in clinical and family settings to facilitate how children with autism engage in social interaction and participate in everyday activities. Yet little theoretical grounding and empirical study of this socioclinical phenomenon has been offered by social science. This article draws on interdisciplinary scholarship to situate the study of the therapeutic use of dogs for children and teens with autism. Two case studies of service and therapy dogs' mediating social engagement of children with autism in relationships, interactions, and activities illustrate how dogs support children's communication, their experience of emotional connection with others, and their participation in everyday life. Theorizing this process enriches approaches to sociality in psychological anthropology.

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