Assisting the development of a child with Down syndrome there are multiple therapeutic modalities. One method of supporting the rehabilitation of children, which allows the child to stimulate development in various areas is dogotheraphy, using dogs in the role of therapists.
Therapeutic effects:
- overcoming the fear of dogs,
- closer contact with the animal,
- actively participating on exercises and activities with dogs,
- ability to identify individual dogs,
- the ability to recognize parts of their body and the dog's parts body,
- to stimulate a desire to speak,
- the ability to pronounce vowels, syllables,
- enrich the vocabulary of passive and active classes and associated with dogs,
- greater mobility,
- the ability to mute during direct contact with the dog,
- the ability to self-feeding, watering, brushing, keeping your dog on a leash,
- the ability to perceive and identify the differences and similarities between the two dogs.
- ability to follow and practice, greater self-reliance.