https://www.walkervillevet.com.au/blog/good-dogs-cats-for-autistic-child/ 142 North East Road, Walkerville. Ph (08) 8344 2000 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 03:45:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.walkervillevet.com.au/blog/good-dogs-cats-for-autistic-child/#comment-216190 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 03:45:32 +0000 https://www.walkervillevet.com.au/?p=14608#comment-216190 Thank you so much for this information. I have a 16 year old son with autism whom I am getting a staffy x bull Arab puppy. But my daughter who is 5 who has more extreme behavioural issues is really looking forward to her coming as well. I’ve already had to take our cat to the RSPCA a couple of year ago because her behaviour towards it was too severe and I was just not prepared to have that kind of stress at the time. I have really had to make sure I am ready before we attempted another animal in the house and my son wasn’t here then either. I just wanted to say you are so right in saying it is not the animal that makes the difference its having a positive distraction that will encourage them to go out and not have a melt down over their shoes/ clothes/ hair. And if you are not prepared to have another member of the family it will only become a nightmare that is just not worth it at all.

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