Thor, the Asperger's Service Dog

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Have you seen this? I phoned them. It's very exciting, but maybe I've just got sugar-plums dancing in my head. The point is, these service dogs are specialized for neurological problems.

http://blog.theanimalrescuesite.com/tho ... rce=social

Holy sh*t! My one dog is named Thor (spelled Þórr, the traditional Icelandic way)

Awesome, that is very exciting Hope to hear more soon!

Wow, What a beautiful story. It made me cry!

Unfortunatly this is not a real service dog. Service dogs by law must be TASK TRAINED. It must be trained to do tasks that mitigate the person's disability, and it does not appear that Thor is trained to perform any specific task that mitigates his Aspergers. A dog helping a person just by being there is not task trained and does not meet the requirements of a service dog. A dog that helps a person without performing a specific task is an emotional support dog and it does not have any public access rights.

I think it's a beautiful story and I completely believe that having a dog has helped Jacob so much. But it still remains that Thor is not a true service dog under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This has been a growing problem that makes it harder and harder for legitimate service dog teams.

Oops. I've been communicating with these people and have serious doubts. I backed off.

MODS: should we delete this thread?

Dont close this. Leave it open incase they are a fraud and people can learn that. My initial research on their website seemed legit but more googeling turned up a lot of complaints.

EDIT: They really seem like a-holes. A lot of fake grandstanding and a lot of fake "I can testify for this man in court" kinds of comments that fraudsters will usually bombard you with. I have delt with a lot of people like that an lets just say they are all bark and no bite.

http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-15/ ... g-training

Too bad these guys aren't legit. Oh well.

I think the concept of a service dogs for those on the autism spectrum is a great concept and hopefully someone can make it work someday.

I've enjoyed the story. I also feel that parents should stop making fantasies about the perfect lives that their children are going to have. If expectant parents could imagine a more middle of the ground life for their kids, they won't be as disappointed. I wonder if my mum ever imagined me being married with a family before I was born. Okay, never mind.

Wow - this is great. I was unaware. I wish that I had a service dog as a kid - life would have probably been 1000x better.

I though I might as well post this as it shows some things that a legitimate autism service dog can do.

Here's the link in case the video doesn't work.
http://youtu.be/WiSB-AFnWHc

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