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Mini: Autistic Pets

Mini: Autistic Pets

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With the increased awareness of neurodivergence in humans, we find many people turning to one of our favorite pasttimes: superimposing human emotions and experiences onto animals around us. So, there have been efforts to identify the extent to which our pets may be autistic. To what end to people do this? Great question. We'll explain how this has been approached and what there may or may not be to learn about this.

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Links and References:
  1. https://theconversation.com/autistic-dogs-neurodiversity-in-our-pets-and-what-it-might-mean-for-us-265888
  2. https://www.advancedautism.com/post/can-animals-have-autism
  3. https://www.hiddengemsaba.com/articles/can-animals-have-autism
  4. https://www.hiddengemsaba.com/articles/what-animals-can-have-autism
  5. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3088489/
  6. https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2016.183


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