News Medical: Cats may help improve autistic children’s social skills and reduce anxiety
New Scientist: Some autistic children may prefer cats as they don’t hold eye contact
The fleeting way cats make eye contact may explain why some autistic children develop stronger relationships with pet cats than pet dogs. The “less intrusive glance” of cats, compared to the “long ...
Some autistic children may prefer cats as they don’t hold eye contact
AOL: ‘Consider your child's sensory profile carefully’: Experts shed light on the best pets for autistic people
‘Consider your child's sensory profile carefully’: Experts shed light on the best pets for autistic people
Science Daily: Cats less stressed after adoption by families with children with autism, study finds
Cats less stressed after adoption by families with children with autism, study finds
KBIA: MU Researchers to Study the Benefits Cats Can Have On Kids With Autism
MU Researchers to Study the Benefits Cats Can Have On Kids With Autism
Wicked Local: Very Special People: Cats may help increase empathy, decrease anxiety for kids with autism
Very Special People: Cats may help increase empathy, decrease anxiety for kids with autism
Columbia Missourian: MU researcher establishes therapeutic benefit of cats on children with autism
Columbia Daily Tribune: MU research: Cats help children with autism stay calm
Feline friends can help families in more ways than one. Cats help calm children with autism, according to new research from the University of Missouri. The study was conducted by Gretchen Carlisle, ...
Columbia Missourian: MU researcher hopes to study benefits of cats for children with autism