Social rivalry triggers visual attention in children with autism spectrum disorders during sessions of animal-assisted intervention

Autor: Grandgeorge, Marine, Gautier, Yentl, Brugaillères, Pauline, Tiercelin, Inès, Jacq, Carole, Lebret, Marie-Claude, Hausberger, Martine
Přispěvatelé: Ethologie animale et humaine (EthoS), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Association Nationale d'Education de Chiens d'Assistance pour Handicapés (Handi'chiens), Fondation Adrienne & Pierre Sommer, International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ), University of Sydney, Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ETHOS, UMR6552, Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: 27th International Conference "Animals in Our Lives: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Human–Animal Interactions"
27th International Conference "Animals in Our Lives: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Human–Animal Interactions", International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ); University of Sydney, Jul 2018, Sydney, Australia
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Popis: International audience; Here, a procedure based on “model-rival” social learning concept was developed as a potential tool for triggering recipients’ visual attention during animal-assisted interventions (AAI). We studied mechanisms underlying recipient-service dog interactions, based on social attention is so crucial that individuals can intervene in dyadic interactions to draw attention, and attention is an intrinsic part of social functioning and social skills’ development. To perform these studies, 29 ASD children, 3 trainers in dyad with one of service dogs (3 Labrador, 6 Golden, 8♂, 1♀; mean age: 23.8±0.5 months) were involved. Visual and physical behaviours were recorded using ethological methods.Study 1: The behaviour of ASD children was compared between an experimental (attention shift of the animal trainer from the dog-child to the dog only) and a control (attention maintained on the dyad) groups (n=20, 18♂, 2♀, mean age: 7.6±1.6yo). The results show that ASD children are sensitive to the direction of (visual) social attention and may act, physically and visually, in order to regain it. When the animal trainer concentrated on the dog, the overall visual attention of the ASD children increased (F=15.44, p
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