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‘It just opens up their world’: autism, empathy, and the therapeutic effects of equine interactions (2017)
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Malcolm, R., Ecks, S., & Pickersgill, M. (2018). ‘It just opens up their world’: autism, empathy, and the therapeutic effects of equine interactions. Anthropology and Medicine, 25(2), 220-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/13648470.2017.1291115

Experiences of autism-spectrum disorder are now increasingly studied by social scientists. Human–animal relations have also become a major focus of social inquiry in recent years. Examining horse-assisted therapy for autistic spectrum disorders, this... Read More about ‘It just opens up their world’: autism, empathy, and the therapeutic effects of equine interactions.