Scientists say that autism isn't uniquely human, as new evidence shows dogs can be on the spectrum. According to Dr Jacqueline Boyd, an animal scientist from Nottingham Trent University, pooches can ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Three-year-old Cruz is a chocolate lab that has changed the world for 7-year-old Peter Lapollo and his family. "When you have a child with autism, all these unexpected things come ...

Research undertaken by experts from the University of Arizona, the University of Virginia, and Purdue University, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, delves into how service dogs may benefit ...

Scientists have long argued that autism is a uniquely human condition. Now, newly discussed research is challenging that assumption, with a study now suggesting that dogs may experience forms of ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- People can get service and therapy dogs for a number of reasons and conditions. You've probably seen them for people who can't see or for those with PTSD. Some dogs can even sniff ...

Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers is a non-profit organization that trains Labrador Retrievers to assist, comfort, and even save the lives of owners living with diabetes, seizures, post traumatic ...

An autistic dog owner says a pair of special pooches have transformed her life – and now wants to show others with life-inhibiting conditions ...

GARDENA, CA (KTRK) -- A 6-year-old California boy is helping shy rescue dogs come out of their shells by reading them storybooks. Jacob Tumalan, 6, who has autism, began reading to pups after his aunt ...

For years, 4-year-old Waylon, who has nonverbal level three autism, showed little interest in his family’s dog, Stella Until one quiet afternoon, a sweet moment was captured when Waylon gently reached ...