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Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 06 Aug 2012 at 20:28 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: All Voices
Title: “Pets promote social behavior in autistic children”
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Publication: Counsel & Heal
Title: “Pets Could Help Kids With Autism Develop Social Skills - Counsel & Heal :: Psychology :: Counsel & Heal”
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Publication: Disability Scoop
Title: “Pets May Offer Big Gains For Kids With Autism - Disability Scoop”
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Publication: EmaxHealth
Title: “For Children with Autism, 6th Birthday Gift is a Pet”
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Publication: EurekAlert
Title: “Pet arrival may help individuals with autism develop prosocial behavior”
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Publication: Examiner.com
Title: “Pets trigger some prosocial behavior in children with autism - Birmingham science news | Examiner.com”
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Publication: Fox News
Title: “New pets may help autistic kids socially | Fox News”
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Title: “Autismo: studio rivela Cani e gatti fanno bene ai bambini autistici - Gattivity”
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Publication: Health Day News
Title: “Pets May Help Kids With Autism Develop Social Skills”
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Publication: International Science Times
Title: “Pets May Help Autistic Kids Socialize - International Science Times”
http://www.isciencetimes....

Publication: Mail Online
Title: “Autism: A pet 'helps children with autism to develop their social skills' | Mail Online”
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Publication: Med Page Today
Title: “Medical News: Pets Boost Social Skills in Kids with Autism - in Neurology, Autism from MedPage Today”
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Publication: Medical Daily
Title: “Pets May Help Children With Autism Develop Prosocial Behavior - Medical Daily”
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Publication: My Health News Daily
Title: “New Pets May Help Autistic Kids Socially | Coping with Autism | MyHealthNewsDaily.com”
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Publication: Nursery World
Title: “Caring for a new pet could help develop the social skills of children with autism | Most read | Nursery World”
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Publication: PR Web
Title: “Author of Book on Autism and Animals Responds to New Pet Study”
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Publication: TIME Healthland
Title: “Pets Can Help Autistic Children Learn to Share and Comfort Others | Healthland | TIME.com”
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Publication: WebMD
Title: “Pets May Help Kids With Autism”
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Publication: Zee News India
Title: “Pets help autistic children develop social skills: Study”
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RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 10 Aug 2012 at 21:50 GMT

The following articles represent some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Boston Globe
Title: “BE WELL - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe”
http://bostonglobe.com/li...

Publication: Global Post
Title: “Autistic children socialization aided by pets, study finds”
http://www.globalpost.com...

Publication: Nursery World
Title: “Caring for a new pet could help develop the social skills of children with autism | Nursery World”
http://www.nurseryworld.c...

Publication: dailyRx
Title: “Pets may Help Kids With Autism | dailyRx”
http://www.dailyrx.com/au...

Publication: Sarasota Herald Tribune
Title: “Intriguing study of pets and autistic children - HTHealth”
http://health.heraldtribu...

Publication: SpecialEdPost
Title: “SpecialEdPost - Pets Enhance Social Interactions of Kids with Autism”
http://specialedpost.com/...

Publication: The Stir
Title: “Dogs (& Cats) Really Can Be an Autistic Kid's Best Friend | The Stir”
http://thestir.cafemom.co...

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