Horses and monkeys out, autism assistance dogs in?

Posted by Beth Finke on January 22nd, 2009

The New York Times featured an article about service animals in their Sunday Magazine on January 4. After the article was published, the writer (Rebecca Skloot) received documents that were leaked from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The leaked documents outlined some changes the DOJ is proposing to redefine service animals — all part of a major …Read More » »

Tell DOJ what you think about autism service dogs

Posted by Beth Finke on August 13th, 2008

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that will expand the definition of “service animal.”

The new rules are meant to clarify what qualifies as a service animal — and to avoid confusion — when it comes to implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). …Read More » »

More on autism service dogs

Posted by Beth Finke on August 6th, 2008

If you read my What do autism assistance dogs do? post, you know I was a little skeptical about tasks dogs might be able to do for people with autism.

But now, I have seen the light!

A well-written newspaper article about Nichelle Drew and her five-year-old son Kaleb, who has autism, helped me understand: autism assistance dogs can be …Read More » »