Children with ASD and Assistance Dogs
Submitted by Todd Hash on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 9:25am.
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Paws With A Cause trains Assistance Dogs nationally for people with disabilities and provides lifetime team support which encourages independence. PAWS® promotes awareness through education. Their vision is to encourage independence for people with disabilities by sustaining and strengthen their position as the nation’s leading provider of quality Assistance Dogs. At this workshop you will learn how the dogs are specially trained to help a wide variety of needs that many kids with ASD experience. Perhaps you will find that an assistance dog is right for your child.
Free Workshop – Success of assistance dogs for kids with ASD
Facilitator: Jean Ann McAfee, PAWS with a Cause, Field Representative
Date/time: Monday, September 13th, 6:00 to 8:00pm
Location: Chattanooga Autism Center, 1000 East 3rd Street
WHO: all parents, educators, and caregivers. Children are welcome but
parents MUST RSVP in advance to ensure accommodations.
RSVP: dbuck@teamcenters.org or call 423-622-0500
