Parents of autistic children have shown trends of significantly reduced stress when a puppy is introduced to the family as a family pet (Wright et al., 2015). Autism is a mental disorder that limits the person with autism spectrum disorder, ASD, with social and behavioral interactions. (Wright et al., 2015). Most autistic children with severe autism can benefit from the services that service dogs offer, however, some autistic children don’t require a service dog. Children with less severe autism could benefit from the companionship of introducing a family dog as a pet. The parents of the children with ASD can also benefit. When introducing a pet to the household, parental stress may be reduced by increasing the social interaction skills of
