Golden Retrievers are loyal friends, favorites of many dog breeders and empathetic psychotherapists. These animals have a positive effect on the condition of people with various types of diseases, including autism. Psychotherapist Boris Levinson in the middle of the last century created a special method of treatment - canistherapy (therapy with the help of dogs).
Autistic people experience difficulties in communication, sometimes even parents cannot find an approach to children with ADA. The Golden Retriever will help its little owner become more sociable and solve social problems. In some countries, charities and government agencies raise and train golden retrievers specifically for people with psychological and emotional problems. The main goal is to raise an animal with high intelligence and ideal character.
Experts note that communication with dogs develops mental and emotional abilities, helps to restore motor functions, spatial orientation and improves motor skills, eliminates anxiety, fears, aggression, tension and distrust. Dogs take the autistic out of the inner confined space, the animal is the main motivator to turn to the outside world.
There are many examples when, at first, children did not react to an animal, then they began to show interest in it and learned to contact not only a four-legged friend, but also people. After a few months of communication with the Golden Retriever, the autistic person becomes more sociable, trying to overcome difficulties in socialization.
Unfortunately, not all Golden Retrievers are suitable for helping autistic children. To find a four-legged friend for their child, parents need to consider that the animal must be tolerant, calm and well trained. Also, you can not get a dog if children have phobias aimed at animals, chronic exacerbations, allergies to dog hair, infections and respiratory diseases.
