Pets help autistic kids become more assertive
02/01/2015
Source : The British Psychological Society
Children with autism can become more assertive if they have grown up with pets in the home,
suggests a new study.
根據一項新的研究建議， 患有自閉症的孩子如果在家裡有寵物陪伴他們長大能變得更加自信。
Research by the University of Missouri, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, revealed that the social skills of youngsters with the condition tend to be better if
they have lived with dogs or other domestic animals.
由美國密蘇里大學所作的研究，發表在自閉症和發育障礙雜誌，透露青少年如果他們能一直
生活在有狗或其他家養動物的環境，其社會技能往往更好。
Gretchen Carlisle, the researcher behind the study, believes this is because pets can act as
"social lubricants" and increase the chances of children talking and engaging with their peers.
格雷琴卡萊爾，此研究的研究員，認為這是因為寵物可以充當“社會潤滑劑”，
並增加孩子交談，並可參與他們同齡人的機會。
"Kids with autism don't readily engage with others, but if there's a pet in the home that the
child is bonded with and a visitor starts asking about the pet, the child may be more likely to
respond," she commented.
“患有自閉症的孩子不容易與別人融入，但如果在家裡有寵物，孩子能藉著詢問寵物以結合
和訪客互動情境開始，讓孩子可能更容易應對。”她評價道。
Ms Carlisle added that if an autistic child has a pet in the home, they will be more likely to
introduce themselves to others, ask people for information and respond to questions.
他人自我介紹，詢問別人信息，並回答問題。
Last year our magazine, The Psychologist, had a special issue on 'Autism - are we any
closer to explaining the enigma'.
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