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AUTISM & PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING
Autism and Psychiatric Service Dog Training in the San Francisco Bay Area
Service Dog Evaluation
To be eligible for service dog training, the client must have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We evaluate if your dog meets the criteria for service dog training. There are higher standard of training required for dogs that travel internationally (ADI) vs. domestically under the ADA. If you and your dog are eligible for training, we will develop an individualized, comprehensive plan according to your disability, needs, and requirements.
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Autism Service Dog Training
We train service dogs to do a variety of tasks to mitigate disabilities of autistic individuals. Tasks training may include deep pressure therapy (DPT), Interruptimg self-harming behaviors, reducing obsessive/repetitive behaviors, sensory input cues, sensory in assisting with navigation, grounding, and spatial awareness.
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Psychiatric Service Dog Training
We train service dogs to do a variety of tasks to mitigate psychiatric disabilities. These tasks include environmental safety, alerting and assisting for rising anxiety/stress, interpersonal support, blocking and guarding, medication/item reminder, waking/nightmare management, grounding, and interrupting self-harm or compulsive behaviors.
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Service Dog "Refresher" Training
For clients who have trained service dogs that may need some additional training or need to refresh their skills, we will design an individualized training plan.