Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder ( Asd ) - 1144 Words

Summary This article is all about AAI otherwise known as the animal-assisted intervention. AAI has been suggested time and time again as a possible treatment practice for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Article starts off by talking about autism what it is and the diagnosis of it. It then goes into detail to talk about AAI; AAI is an alternative intervention that has developed into treating all sorts of individuals with a range of medical issues and developmental issues. The article talks about the lack of evidence to support the programs on AAI and its effects on children with ADS. IT goes into detail identifying 20 studies that were done to assess the effectiveness of AAI on ADS patients. They assess AAI by participant†¦show more content†¦Some forms of the methods include inclusion and exclusion criteria, search procedures, inter-rater agreement, data extraction, and lastly inter-rate agreement. The results based off of these methods look at the participants, an imal, dependent variable, measurement, study outcomes, and certainty of Evidence. The article shows a chart on the 20 different studies and their review and outcome out of the 20 8 had positive outcomes and the rest had mixed outcomes in regards to different animals being used for AAI intervention with different depend on variables. The article is summed up by saying that there is not enough concrete evidence to support AAI as a therapeutic intervention for children with ASD. Reaction: This article is very intriguing and describes Animal Assisted intervention and if it can be seen as a type of â€Å"intervention or treatment† for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Looking at all of the research and seeing all the data, I can see why it is so hard to try and have AAI be listed as an intervention for children with ASD. The conclusion of this article stated that there was simply not enough evidence to support AAI as a therapeutic intervention for children with ASD. However, I strongly disagree and think that AAI should be supported as a therapeutic intervention for children with ASD. I have been able to see first hand just how much AAI can be of help to a child who has autism. I have a younger