A multi-ethnic group of six boys and girls sitting on the floor of a library, meeting a reading assistance therapy dog, a goldendoodle who is trained to listen to children read. The dog handler is a mature woman in her 50s who is smiling and encouraging the children to interact with the dog. The girl 3rd from the left has down syndrome.
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How Therapy Dogs Can Help With ADHD Symptoms

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders that currently lacks treatment to directly and fully deal with the issue. That’s what spurred researchers at UCI Health, led by child development specialist Sabrina Schuck, to turn to therapy dogs.

Schuck and her colleagues explored the benefits of therapy dogs on children with ADHD. Specifically, they wanted to…

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