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Service dogs can become an emotional anchor for children with autism and a sense of security to family members. Families experience a decrease in stress as they are more able to engage socially in public settings and experience less anxiety at home. A service dog increases safety and has a calming presence that can minimize emotional outbursts, allowing the family to feel more secure and a child with autism to better participate in family activities.
Children with autism can often feel isolated. A service dog becomes a 24/7 companion to share experiences with, connect with, and love. They can help children reintegrate into society and connect with others as well. Perhaps the most fascinating benefit is the effect a service dog directly has on cortisol levels. Testing cortisol levels is a way for researchers to test stress levels without having to ask participants questions. Cortisol studies have proven that children with autism have reduced levels of cortisol with the introduction of a trained autism service dog.
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Personalized Autism Canines
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Personalized autism canines provide an emotional anchor for children with autism and a sense of security to family members. The autism world is widely accepting of service dogs, as overwhelming results show psychological benefits for the child in addition to the entire family. Autism support service dogs will learn basic obedience and advanced tasks that are customizable, such as:
- Deep Pressure Therapy
- Anchor a Child Who Wanders
- Sensory Assistance
- Find Help
- Redirect Repetitive Behaviors
About Autism Support Dogs
There has been an enormous increase in the use of service dogs as a powerful tool in advancing and supporting those with autism. The autism world is widely accepting and promoting service dogs as overwhelming results come in showing that not only is a child’s psychological state improved, but that of the entire family is as well. A service dog can unlock levels of connection and progress that is otherwise very difficult to obtain with autism.
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Benefits of an autism service dog:
- Increase social interaction
- Redirect repetitive behaviors
- Increase independence
- Increase vocabulary
- Improve the quality of sleep
- Provide sensory assistance
- Increase safety
- Deep pressure tasks
- Mobility assistance
- Create a calmer environment
- Assist in quickly recovering a lost child with autism
Our Balanced Theory
We base our training around the "Classical Conditioning" model (a.k.a. "Pavlovian" or "respondent conditioning"). This includes developing conditioned or automatic reflexes to commands. In its simplest form (after proper conditioning), when the owner says "sit," the dog automatically sits without thinking about it. Our unique techniques ensure our program is a success no matter what behavior we encounter.
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Empowering Owners
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Environment Specific
We train wherever issues tend to arise (i.e. jogging, park, home).
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Simplified & Customized
We plan training around the owner's schedule and require only 20 min/day follow-up practice.
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Continued Training
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Satisfaction Ratings
Our high client satisfaction rating sets us apart from competitors.
clas·si·cal con·di·tion·ing
PSYCHOLOGY
noun
A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus and is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.
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Great people and trainers My dog Rambo changed for the better and now we have a closer bond together.I purchased the Gold package for Rambo and all the commands on that package Rambo learned and still obeys those commands. Thanks again to Dog Training Elite for you help and to the staff !!!— Arthur Gorbenko
Posted June 4th 2024
Hi, This is just a note to let you know just how much we appreciate the assistance, support, and knowledge of Elizabeth. When my husband and I 1st got Aquila, I could not fathom how she was going to fit into our household. She would not listen even though she understood some of the commands she was given. She would go through an attack of zoomies and running in circles, and ignore ALL commands. We wondered if we had made a huge mistake in adopting her. Fortunately for us, Elizabeth taught all of us and gave us the tools we needed to co-exist. Our stubborn little malamute is learning to behave and fit in. She likes being praised for her accomplishments and is becoming the lady that Elizabeth always knew she could be. (We were about to give up.) Elizabeth explained to us how Aquila was thinking and the things she was going to try to do before she even did them. She pointed out how to curb stubborn behaviors and how not to give Aquila any options for acting out. We very much appreciate the insight into how our dog was thinking and why. We can't help but be amazed at the progress she has made in such a short period of time. THANK YOU, ELIZABETH, SO VERY MUCH!!!— Keith heuring
Posted May 30th 2024
DTES was and is a great facility. After having worked with several other trainers since our Lady was 4wk old pup, DTES been the only one to find the right training and command use for her. She know shows control over her reactions to other canines and behaves accordingly. Thank you DTES for all your great techniques and training lessons. I highly recommend Dog Training Elite Spartanburg and Greenville locations.— christine hurayt
Posted May 10th 2024