Dolphin therapy works best when the child forms a strong bond with the dolphin therapist.
This paper describes the Autidolfijn project, which was begun in 1991 in Belgium. The Autidolfijn project was designed to see whether swimming with dolphins caused increased learning in children with autism. While swimming with dolphins did have a positive effect on children with autism, the effect was probably not because of the dolphin. Instead, the effect was seen as a result of the relationship between the dolphin therapist and the child. Positive changes were only seen when the child and the therapist had bonded well.
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