{"id":15382,"date":"2022-11-15T22:53:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T03:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/last-drum.flywheelsites.com\/?p=15382"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:18:17","slug":"pet-ownership-and-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/pet-ownership-and-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Ownership and Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gray Atherton, Ph.D.<\/a>, discusses pet ownership as it relates to autistic individuals. She gives context for the importance of this topic, details the theories underpinning her research, and outlines her recent mixed-method studies. The speaker describes differences in the directness of animal communication compared to human social cues and underscores the positive relationship between pet ownership and mental health for autistic people. Atherton describes themes in her qualitative research, noting potential barriers and breakthroughs. The presenter provides ideas and solutions for future research and application directions and introduces the research team before opening the question and answer session.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about our speaker, Gray Atherton, Ph.D. HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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