FAMILIES whose lives have been changed by autism assistance dogs are urging the Government to fund the training of more pups ...

According to Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to advocacy for those with autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a range of conditions characterized by repetitive behaviors, speech, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cameras will begin to roll this week on Rosie O’Donnell’s new documentary, “Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Autism.

Minister of State Catherine Ardagh has said her autistic son Darragh's dog has made a "huge difference" to his daily life.

Service dogs, originally trained to assist physically disabled individuals with guidance, physical tasks, and medical alerts, have more recently begun to provide psychiatric assistance to individuals ...

When you think “service dog,” you might picture a seeing-eye dog guiding its visually impaired partner down a busy sidewalk. But as an increasing number of children are diagnosed with autism in the ...

Years ago I was introduced to a white 1-year old neutered male bull terrier who was relentlessly chasing his tail. I had just read a case report of just such a dog published in the Journal of the ...