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Many applications of Animal Assited Activities are designed to benefit individuals by reducing stress and loneliness and inducing attention to interacting with the outside world. Hi, I'm Fiona a therapy dog in training and I take good care of the teens in my local community! #TropadeEliteJuvenil
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Self control training at dog's version of "toys R us" ✔️ #therapydogintraining #mtldogs #ProjetoFiona #redgoldenretriever (at Mondou)
Espelho, espelho meu, existe no mundo um cachorro mais feliz do que eu? #fall #FallinLove #Canada #mtlblog #FindFifi #DaCordoOutono
You may think that in Canada there's no such a thing as homeless people wandering around the streets, but unfortunately there is not the reality in here. Our local community members every month or so reaches out these "invisible" people bringing them some snacks, warm and clean socks, a smile, a pair of active ears and hope. Last Saturday we also brought Fiona and as you can see she was certainly an asset to the team. They all loved her and of course, she loved them back. #therapydogintraining #ProjetoFiona #Montreal #Canada #Homeless #ADRA (at Montreal, Quebec)
Apertando o botão que abre a porta para deficientes 🐾 #ProjetoFiona #therapydogintraining #dogtraining
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Do you have an idea of how a person living with autism may sense the world around her?
On today’s menu we have an experience viewed through the eyes of Carly Fleischmann, a 17 year old girl living with non-verbal Autism.
Reading program improves brain connectivity in students with autism
On today’s menu we have a very important subject- Reading in children with autism. I found it and wanted to share with you this study suggesting that “visualizing and verbalizing” reading program improves brain function along with comprehension.
According to a pair of small studies, a reading program that capitalizes on the strengths of students with autism both improves their comprehension and establishes new connections between areas of the brain involved in understanding language.
The two related reports appear online ahead of print in the journals Autism Research and Human Brain Mapping.
Reading comprehension challenges are common among children who have autism. Indeed, many of these children initially appear to be “hyperlexic,” having vocabulary and reading speeds far beyond what’s typical for their age. But on closer examination, they often lack understanding of what they read.
Research has also shown that, as a group, children with autism have decreased connectivity between the areas of the brain involved in making sense of incoming information – including written and spoken language.
The program being studied encourages students to visualize images when they read and hear language.
“People with autism are relatively better at visual-spatial processing,” explains senior author Rajesh Kana, a psychologist at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. “The intervention facilitates the use of such strengths to ultimately improve language comprehension.”
In the Visualizing Verbalizing Program, the teacher encourages students to envision concepts while reading. Called the Visualizing and Verbalizing Program, the intervention was developed by educator Nanci Bell and speech-language pathologist Patricia Lindamood. They also established a chain of education centers and summer camps that offer related programs.
The University of Alabama research is the most recent in a series of studies on their methods.
The study participants included 13 children with autism, ages 8 to 13 years. All could read aloud well but had poor comprehension of what they were reading at the beginning of the study. For comparison, the study also included an age-matched group of children placed on a wait list for the program.
The participating children received 200 hours of instruction – four hours a day, five days a week.
The students took reading comprehension tests before and after the program. The researchers also used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to track brain activity and connectivity at the beginning and end of the study.
Before-and-after brain scans showed increased connectivity between areas of the brain whose coordination is important for understanding written and spoken language. The investigators reported seeing significantly increased brain activation and connectivity between two of the brain’s core language areas. Further, this increased activity and connectivity corresponded to the amount of improvement each student showed in reading comprehension.
“The ASD brain processing after intervention looks richer, with visual, semantic and motor coding that is reflected by more active visual activity and involvement of the motor areas,” Dr. Kana says.
By contrast, the same tests showed no significant changes in reading comprehension or brain activity in the control groups.
“Children with autism have many strengths, and these studies show the importance of using strengths-based models of intervention to support their growth and development,” comments Lucia Murillo, Autism Speaks’ assistant director for education research. “It’s important to remember that we need to identify such strengths in order to individualize the most effective learning programs.”
Source: https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/reading-program-improves-brain-connectivity-students-autism
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“First day out” is a program that gave a second chance to two former inmates and two rescue dogs.
Because we all need second chances!
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Quando vc salva um cachorro, esse cachorro te salva!
“First day out” é um programa que ajudou a dar uma segunda chance a dois ex-presidiários e dois cães abandonados.
Porque todos nós precisamos de segundas chances!
Abandoned House in the Woods Taken Over by Wild Animals
Finnish photographer Kai Fagerström presents unique photo series, where he captures wild animals making themselves comfortable in abandoned houses in the woods of Finland. Titled The House in the Woods, the photo series is set in cottages near Kai’s summer house, which were abandoned by their tenants after the owner of the place died in a fire. Award-winning photographer noticed how the place was slowly being reclaimed by the nature, and what started as a few snapshots, ended up being a book, published in Finnish, German, and English.
“Deserted buildings are so full of contradictions,” says Kai. “I am fascinated by the way nature reclaims spaces that were, essentially, only ever on loan to humans.” Kai usually works with a clear image of what he wants to achieve in his head, although it make take some time for all elements to fall into place. The photographer has enough patience, however: “This is fine with me,” he says. “The journey is more important than the destination.“
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The healing power of dogs over children with autism and their families
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Why schools should be more like organic farms Chris Weller, businessinsider.com
The problem with schools isn’t that they work poorly. It’s that they work too well at doing the wrong thing.
Nine years after Ken Robinson delivered the most-watched TED talk of all time, the education expert is back with a book that answers the…
Quem disse que os cães não se comunicam? No artigo “A compreensão do nosso parentesco com os animais: input para profissionais de saúde interessados no vínculo animal/humano”, o autor destaca que a comunicação dos cães com os seres humanos se dá através da capacidade e predisposição canina para inspecionar, analizar o rosto humano e extrair informações críticas seja para a estabelecer confiança ou para buscar orientação. Em suma, esses traços são um importante recurso para as interações dos cães como observadores assíduos das nossas reações. ................................................................................................... Who said dogs cannot communicate? In the article “ Understanding our kinship with animals: input for health care professionals interested in the human/animal bond”, the author highlighted that dogs’ strengths in communicating with humans relate to their predisposed ability to inspect our faces for critical information, for reassurance and for guidance. These traits are a definite asset for their interactions as they are keen observers of our reactions.
On today’s menu we have a service dog helping her owner to calm down. Danielle Jacobs, who is on the autism spectrum, shared a deeply personal video showing her service dog, Samson, stopping her from self harm to raise awareness about her experience on the spectrum.
In the clip, Jacobs is seen hitting herself, and she writes below the video "This is what's considered a meltdown." Then, Samson jumps up, using his paws to pull Jacobs' hands down and stop the behavior.
Jacobs posted the video, saying "This is what having aspergers is like. Please no negative comments this really happened and it's not easy to open myself and share what it's like on a daily basis."
The video now has over 900,000 views on YouTube, with largely positive and encouraging comments for Jacobs.
"I have a mild level of Asperger's Syndrome, and I am moved by your bravery for being so open sharing yourself in extreme stress and depression. Very admirable," one commenter wrote.
"It is heart breaking to watch someone go through something like this, but it comforts me to know that you have an incredible companion to help you through it," wrote another.
Autism Speaks created a Challenging Behaviors Tool Kit to provide you with strategies and resources to address behaviors that are quite challenging, and to help support you and your loved one with autism during these difficult situations. You can find the kit to download here: http://secure.autismspeaks.org/site/c.8hKPL7NMLpJ4G/b.8341717/k.35FB/Challenging_Behaviors_Tool_Kit/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?c=8hKPL7NMLpJ4G&b=8341717&en=7qLDJONrG6IMLYOuF5LJJUMEJhLGJTPxG7KOKZMDJqL3G
Source: Autism Speaks
Do you know what is a therapy dog? A therapy dog is a dog trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools,hospices, disaster areas, and to people with learning difficulties. Research indicates that interaction with therapy dogs can temporarily affect the release of various neurotransmitters in the brain; levels of oxytocin (linked with bonding) and dopamine (involved in the reward-motivation system) are increased, while cortisol levels (an immunosuppressant associated with stress) are decreased. What amazing creatures, beside being kind and companions, they also have a healing power effecting the human body! O que é um cão de terapia? Um cão de terapia é um cão treinado para prover carinho e o conforto às pessoas nos hospitais, casas de repouso, asilos, escolas, hospitais, áreas de desastre, e para as pessoas com dificuldades de aprendizagem e distúrbios emocionais. Pesquisas indicam que a interacção com cães da terapia pode contribuir na liberação de vários neurotransmissores no cérebro; níveis de oxitocina (ligado com a formação de vínculos afetivos) e dopamina (envolvidos no sistema de recompensa-motivação) são aumentadas, enquanto que os níveis de cortisol (um imunossupressor associado ao estresse) são diminuídos. Que maravilha, além de amorosos e companheiros eles têm poder curador no corpo humano! #therapydog #therapydogintraining #ProjetoFiona #ConnectingDogsAndPeople
Once in a while we have to perform different surgery specialties. We had gastrointestinal reconstruction, plastic surgery, ducky lost his head but is alive and piggy had her aorta reconstructed along with some plastic surgery in the neck. They are all in their post surgery resting and Fiona is already planning her next attack.
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A gente nunca sabe a extensão que um projeto como #ProjetoFiona pode alcançar. Ontem a tarde durante a nossa caminhada um senhorzinho que eu nunca vi na vida veio me perguntar como andava o treinamento da Fiona e que ele percebeu que ela não está tão eufórica quanto antes quando ela era mais filhote. Eu fiquei pasma pois não me lembro nem se quer de ter conversado com ele. Na volta da caminhada tinha um grupo de velhinhos perto da portaria curtindo um solzinho que nos abordou pois um deles é apaixonado pela Fiona desde quando ela era bebê, depois de pedir carinho pra todos eles umas 15 vezes um deles disse que queria ver ela apertar o botão para deficientes e abrir a porta e qual não foi a minha surpresa quando eles todos ficaram em volta pra ver o "espetáculo" e depois do feito aplaudiram como se estivessem assistindo um espetáculo de verdade. Voltei pra casa com o ❤️ cheio de gratidão por estar tb estar colaborando para o bem-estar dos velhinhos aqui do prédio! (at Olympic Village (Montreal))
We don’t know why autism is on the rise; indeed, we don’t know what autism is. It is a syndrome rather than an illness because it is a collection of behaviors rather than a known biological entity. The syndrome encompasses a highly variable group of symptoms and behaviors, and we have little understanding of where it is located in the brain, why it occurs, or what triggers it. We have no way to measure it but by its external manifestations. Unfortunately we still don't have answers rather even more questions but today we're all lighting up the blue to remember the individuals and their families living with autism.
