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Originally Posted by megansmomma  I think it would be a wonderful idea to have a service dog for your autistic son. It does sound like his issues might be better address with a dog that is trained to his disability. Is it your hope that he might some day be able to leave home and live independently? Is that a possibility? If there is even a slight chance that would make it even more important that the right dog be matched to your son. This is a very interesting thread and I hope that you keep us updated to what you are able to find out. |
Thank you,
My son, Matt, is high fuctioning. He is verbal, yet , with the cognitive delays, he falls far below average . He is in a SDC classroom , goes to school out of town is gone from 6:15am-5pm during the week days.
Now that we have Suzi , we are sharing her. Matt loves her so much as I do .ANd it is hard at times for me. ANd for him, I don't like it when he just takes her off my lap... However, he needs to spend time with her too.. Matt is wonderful with Suzi, no problems , or issues> He wants Suzi to sleep on his bed, i will not let her. But, Every morning, i'll still be sleeping and Matt takes Suzi off my bed , and She's with him, then he lets her out of his room, she "attacks" me! LOL .
I guess you could call it Doggie Rivarly! Matt needs his own service animal. I just do not know what kind yet or if it ought to be a yorkie, or what would be good to have with Suzi? She is only a little 7-8 lber. I would not mind anther yorkie around, Matt loves the Yorkie Breed, considering how much he Loves Suzi>
I understand I need to go through the same approvals I had to when getting Suzi for a service animal > However, if this worked out, and he is approved, I am looking at anther service animal for my disabled son. He is not going to be living on his own , due to the cognitive delays, and if he did he would need the support services , such as a developmental disabled home for adults > however, i would not do that to him, unless that is what he wanted to do. But, if he was 30, YES, that is something he might consider> i am a single parent and he is my only child.