Dolphin Assisted Therapy

The Ontario government is focused on providing effective early interventions for young children with autism (Perry, n.d.). Throughout the years, a substantial amount of research has been done regarding the neuroplasticity and the effectiveness of early intervention in young children (Perry, n.d.). The results of this research have given professionals a greater understanding for a new program directed to young children- which is designed and implemented for children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and some diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) are also eligible (Perry, n.d.). In 1999, $19 million was funded by the Ontario government to be invested in the services of Intensive Behaviour Intervention (IBI). This specific program is developed for children up to and including the age of 5 years old (Perry, n.d.).

This article caught my eye for several reasons. The first one is because it mentioned Social Story, which is an intervention I had not heard of before and I wondered how they used Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) in their research. The author’s (2014) wanted to know if you combined Social Story and AAT or Animal Assisted Activities (AAA) if there was a possibility of increasing the social skills of children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

For a number of children with autism having a companion dog is the difference between life and death. Methodically trained guide dogs help create an environment where autistic children are comfortable enough to live a more ordinary lifestyle. Autism spectrum disorder is a major public health problem that is the most common neurological disorder affecting 1 out of every 110 births in the US (Autism Society, 2009). ASDs can range in severity from Asperger Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism where the child can function relatively well in society, to autistic disorder or classical ASD, which severely inhibits the child’s ability to socialize or communicate (NINDS). Autism manifests itself most strikingly as impairments in formation of

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The term autism currently holds a meaning that is significantly different than when it was first adopted into our vocabulary in the 1960’s. The evolution of scientific discoveries within the field of autism research is remarkable and consistently improving. With the prevalence of autism continuing to reach sky rocketing numbers, the inclusion of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the school system is extremely important. Every child has the right to obtain an education and finding new methods that provide this for children with ASD is vital. Creating programs and techniques that can be personalized to a child is the key to them receiving the most out of their education. Discrete trial teaching, pivotal response treatment and picture

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In Pink Sheep’s house, Homie Dolphin was playing video games and eating burritos and Mountain Dew. When these two guys were too focused on the games a hater broke in the house and took their supplies to burritos and Mountain Dew. On his way out he took Homie Dolphin’s gold necklace worth a trillion dollars.

Though there was not a specific hypothesis, it can be concluded that a general hypothesis for the study was if children that have ASD have a service dog, will they have behavior benefits, which is considered to be true. This journal withholding an impact factor of 4.704 is deemed as very informational. Because this study didn’t hurt or deceive anyone, it is deemed as ethical. The data collected within this study can be beneficial to those who have children with ASD; they can simply learn how to make their child’s life easier and less complicated by providing them with a service

I am like a Bottlenose Dolphin. In nature, Bottlenose Dolphins are known for their advance thought processing, communication skills, sense of curiosity, and open minds. Like a Bottlenose Dolphin, I have all the same attributes that make me a distinct student and individual. To the advanced mind of a Bottlenose Dolphin, the ocean is its domain that it can mature in and mold in the way it pleases. For me, the entire earth is my domain to mature in and to mold. The unique way I want to shape the future of the world is by becoming a biomedical engineer and using what I have learned during my studies to change the world of biomedicine. I will use my dolphin like attributes to aid me in reaching my goal. Once I become a biomedical engineer I will surely have accomplished my goal in life and hopefully will be well on my way to changing others way of life..

Equine-assisted interventions. A study by Jenkins and Reed (2013) examined the ways that participating in equine-assisted interventions impacted children with autism’s social behavior in multiple contexts. They observed children (N=7) who were participating in a therapeutic horseback riding program both at the center and at home to find if this intervention altered the children’s social behaviors. The results did not indicate that these interventions produced significant changes in children’s affect, off-task behavior, problem behavior, compliance, or language in program or home observations. However, numerous parents verbally reported that there were changes in their child’s language abilities at home and school. This indicates that parental

For over two decades Dolphin Assisted Therapy or DAT has been used as a type of sensory therapy used with children and adults diagnosed with either physical or neurological disorders. Through out this time dolphin assisted therapy has been used to assist children with a varying type of disability. Children with autism, Down’s syndrome, developmental delay, ADHD, depression, and muscular paralysis, may all benefit from dolphin assisted therapy. Some of the benefits of dolphin assisted therapy that have been recorded with these children include an increase in attention span and display of positive emotions, a calmer demeanor, better communication skills, higher self-esteem, confidence, improved coordination and motor skills, increased social connections such as smiling and touching as well as a more responsive immune system. For the purposes of this paper we will focus primarily on children, not adults, with special needs and will answer the hypothesis “Is dolphin assisted therapy beneficial for special needs children?”

Dolphin assisted therapy is a subfield in animal assisted therapy and considered a component of complementary and alternative medicine. The clients that usually turn towards this type of treatment are suffering from mental or physical disabilities and possibly psychopathologies (Fiskdal 2012). The different types of treatment usually depend on the ailment the client has and his or her needs in means of assistance. Animal assisted therapy has shown improvement for children with autism and development disorders by giving them a routine and putting them in charge of the animal. An increase in contact with the animal resulted in the lowering the clients’ anxiety and fear. When they were given the responsibility of taking care of the animal it increased their problem-solving skills, social interactions, receptive and expressive language and improvement in self-confidence (MdYusof 2012). It wasn’t until the later that dolphins started being used in animal assisted therapy. MdYusof states, “Among the many different animals used in animal-assisted therapy, dolphins have been a subject of research interest to help individuals with disabilities to improve their cognitive skills, physical mobility or socio-emotional behaviors as far back in the 1970’s” (55). This was due to David Nathanson, a clinical psychologist, who developed the

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder which causes deficits in social, behavioral and learning skills. Over the past few years there has been a rise in the number of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, which has led to urgently seek measures for alleviating the difficulties faced by the affected children and their families. There is extensive research being carried out to come up with a cure for ASD, however, researchers have yet not been successful at targeting this disorder. This grant proposal mainly extends the idea of developing evidence-based interactions for children with autism and evaluation of their cost-effectiveness, which could help improve the quality of life of children with ASD.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is known as a neurodevelopmental disorder that is capable of weakening communication, behavior and socialization. The term ASD includes three major subtypes which is Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Asperger’s Disorder. About 9.0 in 1000 children have ASD and certain types of autism might not be identified until three years of life. The probability of boys being diagnosed is higher compared to girls (Bravaccio et al. 2013). Autism is not curable, but it can be controlled using certain type of treatments as there is no specific or one treatment for autism. The question that arises for this literature review, if the treatment used for autism is effective?