| Golden Bridge: A Guide to Assistance Dogs for Children Challenged by Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities Contributor(s): Gross, Patty Dobbs (Author) |
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ISBN: 155753408X ISBN-13: 9781557534088 Publisher: Purdue University Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2006 Annotation: In The Golden Bridge, Patty Dobbs Gross provides both personal and professional advice on how specially bred and trained dogs help to facilitate communication for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. This important information compendium is a guide for parents dealing with the social, emotional, and educational issues related to raising children with challenges. Myths and labels concerning autism are explored, examined, and redefined. While focused on children, the advice that Gross shares will be immensely helpful for anyone involved in breeding, raising, and training dogs to mitigate any type of disability at any age. The Golden Bridge provides advice about living with autism, animal-assisted therapy and autism, training an assistance dog to work with a child with autism or a developmental disability, and using an assistance dog to deal with a child's grief. This impressive volume also contains a vast list of resources, including Web sites, for follow-up information, a section on books about autism, and a directory of assistance dog providers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Pets | Dogs - Training - Education | Special Education - Communicative Disorders - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362.408 |
| LCCN: 2006003618 |
| Series: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.7" W x 8.84" (0.96 lbs) 251 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Golden Bridge, Patty Dobbs Gross explains how specially bred and trained dogs facilitate communication for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. This important work is a guide for parents, teachers, and therapists alike, and is written for all those who are dealing with the social, emotional, and educational issues related to raising children with such cognitive challenges. The Golden Bridge explores unique and complex issues inherent in living with autism, training an assistance dog to work with a child with autism or a developmental disability, and using an assistance dog to deal with a child's grief. Myths and labels about autism are explored, examined, and carefully redefined. While focusing on children with autism in The Golden Bridge, Dobbs Gross shares key insights applicable to anyone breeding, raising, training, and working with dogs to mitigate any type of disability at any age. This impressive volume also contains a list of resources for follow-up information, a section on books about autism, and a directory of assistance dog providers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gross, Patty Dobbs: - Patty Dobbs Gross is a professional service animal consultant and executive director of North Star Foundation, a registered nonprofit that places high-quality assistance dogs with special-needs children at an affordable price. Dobbs Gross holds a BA in psychology from the University of Massachusetts and an MA in writing from the University of New Hampshire. Both a published author (Dancing in the Rain) as well as an award-winning television producer ("Northern Lights" and "Raising Your North Star"), Dobbs Gross' research focuses on canine behavioral genetics, animal-assisted therapy, and autism in children. She resides in Storrs, Connecticut. |