4 Paws for Ability in Kansas provides service dogs specially trained to assist children with autism. The mother of a child with autism has learned that "the dog will have behavior modification skills and tracking and rescue skills ... When [the child] starts doing something that's unacceptable, like throwing a tantrum ... the dog will give him a cue to discontinue that behavior. They say kids pick up quicker from a dog giving a cue than from parents."
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