LAW CARD to PROTECT YOU, YOUR DOG & ACCESS
http://www.mchealthinspect.org/info/animalscard.doc - When filling in the line, you can choose to write 11-1024 F,G but it is not required...

My book available here:
http://stores.lulu.com/autismbook1
http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/resources/books.php

Just to start, a FEW things they can do are this, and I have one....getting a golden retriever because we don't like separating our two shelties...However will still take Sasha out once in a while so she doesn't get so upset about not going all the time. She is still servicing me while the other dog is being trained.

She helps me by starting conversations, alerting others that I have a disability, can help me remember to take my medications, labs/big goldens can do a standstill if I freak out from something that would cause me to run out into the street...I can't, she's tethered to me, right now its that I realize I have her and she distracts me, and she also gives me deep pressure input by laying on my legs and that helps when I'm trying to sleep too. And licks me and gives me 'soft' scratches with her nails for input when I am overstimulated. She also is there so I can help balance sometimes when my vestibular is off because of being on the Autism Spectrum. And these are just to name a Few.


Animal Assisted Therapy on a child with Autism: (HAD TO DO IN 5 PARTS)
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~This site is located in Xenia, Ohio to help autistic children (1 of only 2 that train these types of dogs) to provide the possibility of an autism assistance dog for your child or patients/students. http://www.4pawsforability.org/


VIDEO from 4 paws about 2 kids recieving one of their autism assistance dogs: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3141603127606049562&sourceid=searchfeed


ANOTHER VIDEO from 4 paws about a boy going in public with his service dog from the organization 4 paws along with his mother who talks about the benefits and more about the organization!:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oOZ3STqit6w


Video from 4 paws about the search and rescue benefits of an Autism Assistance Service Dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xev6Tv0KBiU


AUTISM SERVICE DOG HELPS ENCOURAGE LANGAUGE/COMMUNICATION!: (from NOTH STAR organization :) )

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cl8fnHske4E&mode=related&search=

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO of Boy W/Aspergers Interviewed w/ his "healing" autism service dog!:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QeKj3vjnD7M

*News Article Clipping---Autism assistance dog for boy with very high functioning autism
http://www.psychdog.org/news/mainstreet.pdf

Training your own dog instead of being on a waiting list or waiting for donations) http://sdog.danawheels.net/ot-adog.shtml

LIST OF SERVICE DOG ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL TRAIN FOR AUTISM:

1. allpurposecanines.com
2. northstardogs
3. 4 paws 4 ability
4. autism service dogs international
5. Getting a few more - not many since this is a new concept yet