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, ...

I received an interesting note from an acquaintance which started me thinking, and ultimately started me worrying. The note read, in part: "My sister lives in Brooklyn, in the Williamsburg area. In ...

The idea that dogs might display autism-like traits first emerged in the 1960s, when veterinarians began noting unusual behavioral patterns that resembled symptoms seen in humans. Today, the ...

Most veterinarians choose not to diagnose dogs with canine autism, even though dogs exhibit the same signs and symptoms as ...

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 ...

The newest members of Chewy’s Boston office are two yellow labrador retrievers who will be using the city as their classroom to eventually help children with autism. Brothers Blue and Luca are 10-week ...

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