Randomized Controlled Trial of Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder - Gabriels, Robin L.; Pan, Zhaoxing; Dechant, Briar; Agnew, John A.; Brim, Natalie; Mesibov, Gary (Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015)
Keywords: Adolescent; Animals; Autism; autism spectrum disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder - therapy; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Child; Child psychology; Clinical outcomes; Control Groups; Effectiveness studies; equine-assisted activities and therapies; Equine-Assisted Therapy - methods; Female; Horseback riding; Horses; human-animal interaction; Humans; Hyperactivity; Intelligence Quotient; Male; Pediatrics; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Randomized Controlled Trials; Self control; Single-Blind Method; Social Behavior; Social Cognition; social-communication functioning; therapeutic horseback riding; Treatment Outcome; United States; social-communication functioning; autism spectrum disorder; therapeutic horseback riding; human-animal interaction; equine-assisted activities and therapies