During the research phase of this project, i looked into autism and the needs of autistic children and wanted to understand how pets were beneficial to these people. What i found was that autism affects 1 in 68 children and this number is growing. It is one of the fastest growing disorders in the U.S. and can cost a family an additional $60,000 a year on average. People with autism can find comfort in pets but where i found the problem is maintaining the safety and health of the animal. It can be hard enough catering for pets such as large dogs but when looking after a child with autism these two tasks combined are almost impossible.
My Next step is to find out what an average house dog gets up to during the day.
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