Your dog spins in relentless circles during walks, ignores other dogs, and freezes at the sound of a vacuum. These quirks might seem like quirks of personality, but they could signal bigger ...

The idea that dogs might display autism-like traits first emerged in the 1960s, when veterinarians began noting unusual behavioral patterns that resembled symptoms seen in humans. Today, the ...

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 ...

Dogs have a unique way of capturing our hearts. Their unconditional love and devotion can teach us to be fearless and brave. Some seem to understand us the moment we meet them, making our connection ...

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 ...

I received an interesting note from an acquaintance which started me thinking, and ultimately started me worrying. The note read, in part: "My sister lives in Brooklyn, in the Williamsburg area. In ...

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 ...

Jacob Tumalan reads stories to the dogs of Carson Animal Shelter every week. — -- A 6-year-old California boy is helping shy rescue dogs come out of their shells by reading them storybooks. Jacob ...

BUSHWICK — PAWSABILITY DOG CLUB, a nonprofit doggy daycare in Brooklyn’s Bushwick, is training autistic and neurodivergent adults for pet care careers, PIX11 reports in a feature highlighting Autism ...