Experiences with autism

That is awesome that your son has such a great social interaction with Scruffy. As I am sure you know or have thought, that perfect pooch may not have the same reactions as Scruffy. Children with autism have a difficult time with change and adapting to new situations and surroundings. You might have better and continued results with him interacting with only Scruffy. Things you might can do to continue this would be to have him bring Scruffy up to family and friends or other trusted people that he may not have as much interaction with. Then tell them about what he did with Scruffy or introduce them to Scruffy. Once I find things that work with my students I work every angle to get as much language and pragmatic skills out of them as possible. Good luck.

Thank you and your absaloutley right, scuffy has been to my home and is aquainted with everybody. Getting a dog of our own has not been a rushed decission. My son only appears to like bigger breeds of dog, and coat texture must also be considered. But most importantly we have to find a furry friend that has scuffy's good nature and personality. I decided to look for an older dog as my son would not understand the nibbling and chewing habbits of a pup. So we have been looking for some time lol. My son is only 4 years old and still rufuses to talk although he can the wee monkey, he does however communicate well through body language, and after much persistence and trying things from all angels, he actually copes very well socially. He understands PECS but refuses to make the exchange, simply because he's sees no need to. He's a very wonderful little man, and any advice you have is more than welcome because much like all children, children with autism have a wide variety of things that will appeal or not as the case may be lol. thank u:)