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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...