Scientists say that autism isn't uniquely human, as new evidence shows dogs can be on the spectrum. According to Dr Jacqueline Boyd, an animal scientist from Nottingham Trent University, pooches can ...

The idea that dogs might display autism-like traits first emerged in the 1960s, when veterinarians began noting unusual behavioral patterns that resembled symptoms seen in humans. Today, the ...

Scientists have long argued that autism is a uniquely human condition. Now, newly discussed research is challenging that assumption, with a study now suggesting that dogs may experience forms of ...

Jacob Tumalan reads stories to the dogs of Carson Animal Shelter every week. — -- A 6-year-old California boy is helping shy rescue dogs come out of their shells by reading them storybooks. Jacob ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Three-year-old Cruz is a chocolate lab that has changed the world for 7-year-old Peter Lapollo and his family. "When you have a child with autism, all these unexpected things come ...

BUSHWICK — PAWSABILITY DOG CLUB, a nonprofit doggy daycare in Brooklyn’s Bushwick, is training autistic and neurodivergent adults for pet care careers, PIX11 reports in a feature highlighting Autism ...