The Parents Autism Workshops and Support, cleverly abbreviated to ‘PAWS’ based in Banbury are currently running workshops to show how dogs can help young people with autism.
Katie Bristow-Wade is a dog behaviour expert; she explains how a dog can show the love and affection to autistic children by sleeping at the end of their bed and resting on a child’s lap to calm down their anxiety.
The dogs can also encourage children to carry out day-to-day routines by having their hair brushed and having their teeth cleaned. Although when nature calls its hoped children will stick to a toilet basin opposed to the nearest lamp post!
PAWS workshops also offer advice for families contemplating buying a dog for themselves or someone with a disability.
For more information take yourself for a walk over to paws.dogsforthedisabled.org
