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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 02 Mar 2013 at 00:53 GMT

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

Publication: Press Release
Title: “Children with autism show increased positive social behaviors when animals are present”
http://www.eurekalert.org...

Publication: Science 2.0
Title: “Autistic Kids Develop More Positive Social Behaviors Around Animals Than Toys”
http://www.science20.com/...

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RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 09 Mar 2013 at 00:26 GMT

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

Publication: Bamboo Core Fitness
Title: “Pets Help Children with Autism to Improve Social Skills @ Bamboo Core Fitness”
http://bamboocorefitness....

Publication: Brain Physics
Title: “Animals helping autistic kids to be more social”
http://www.brainphysics.c...

Publication: Medical News Today
Title: “Animals Help Children With Autism Interact Better”
http://www.medicalnewstod...

Publication: North East Autism Society
Title: “North East Autism Society : News”
http://www.ne-as.org.uk/n...

Publication: NPR Shots Health Blog
Title: “How Guinea Pigs Could Help Autistic Children : Shots - Health News : NPR”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/...

Publication: Smithsonian Blogs
Title: “Animals Can Help Kids With Autism More Than Toys Can | Smart News”
http://blogs.smithsonianm...

Publication: The Huffington Post
Title: “Animals And Autism: Pets Help With ASD”
http://www.huffingtonpost...

Publication: The Santos Republic
Title: “Children With Autism Show Increased Positive Social Behaviors When Animals Are Present | The Santos Republic”
http://thesantosrepublic....

Publication: Twitter
Title: “Twitter / HealthHabits: Children with autism show ...”
https://twitter.com/Healt...

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RE: Media Coverage of This Article

MattJHodgkinson replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 13 Mar 2013 at 10:14 GMT

The paper also received around 700 comments on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/s...

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RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to MattJHodgkinson on 15 Mar 2013 at 18:33 GMT

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

Publication: Psych Central
Title: “Animals Bring Out Positive Social Behaviors in Kids with Autism”
http://psychcentral.com/n...

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PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 22 Apr 2013 at 16:14 GMT

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

Publication: Asian Scientist
Title: “Meditation Allows Brain To Control Body Temperature, Say Scientists”
http://www.asianscientist...

Publication: Counsel & Heal
Title: “Presence of Animals Makes Autistic Children More Sociable : Drugs/Therapy : Counsel & Heal”
http://www.counselheal.co...

Publication: Public Radio East
Title: “How Guinea Pigs Could Help Autistic Children | Public Radio East”
http://publicradioeast.or...

Publication: Science News
Title: “Vitamin D doesn't disappoint | Body & Brain | Science News”
http://www.sciencenews.or...

Publication: The Inquisitr
Title: “Animals Help Autism Spectrum Disorder: New Evidence”
http://www.inquisitr.com/...

Publication: The Times of India
Title: “Animals help autistic children interact better - Times Of India”
http://articles.timesofin...

Publication: US News
Title: “Animals May Boost Social Interaction in Kids With Autism - US News and World Report”
http://health.usnews.com/...

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Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 22 Jul 2013 at 17:19 GMT

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

Publication: Today Health
Title: “Xena the Warrior Puppy, rescued from abuse, helps 8-year-old boy with autism - TODAY.com”
http://www.today.com/heal...

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