{"id":125286,"date":"2020-12-03T00:44:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T21:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/therapy-dog-cheers-spanish-special-needs-kids-during-covid\/"},"modified":"2020-12-03T00:44:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T21:44:45","slug":"therapy-dog-cheers-spanish-special-needs-kids-during-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/therapy-dog-cheers-spanish-special-needs-kids-during-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"#therapy dog cheers Spanish special-needs kids during COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#therapy dog cheers Spanish special-needs kids during COVID<\/strong>”
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SANT VICENC DELS HORTS, Spain \u2013 Surrounded by parents and teachers, five children with disabilities in a Spanish special-needs school cannot hide their excitement when Soul the therapy dog walks in wagging her tail.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have noticed a lot during the time of the pandemic is that they pay much more attention to the dog,\u201d special education teacher Meritxell Arias told Reuters as the children laughed and petted the golden retriever, who also app<\/a>eared to be smiling.<\/p>\n

She explained that because the teachers used face masks the children cannot see them smile. \u201cBut the dog does not wear a mask and that is giving us a response that we did not expect.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the kids back at school in Sant Vicenc dels Horts near Barcelona after six months at home due to coronavirus restrictions, the therapy dog programme is a big help, said director Joan Frencesc Porras.<\/p>\n

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His students have become more responsive and collaborative, with faster reactions, \u201cso we understood that (the dog) was a very important tool for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For Hector Aguera, a 14-year-old with autism spectrum disorder from the nearby town of Terrassa, his first encounters with his own therapy dog Niko four years ago were somewhat scary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very afraid of him because I had never seen such a big dog,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

They are best buddies now: \u201cNiko helps me when I am nervous or overwhelmed and I need help, he comes, I pet him, my nerves go away and I remain calm,\u201d said Hector.<\/p>\n

His mother, Manoli Perez, agreed, saying it was Niko who brought Hector \u201cthe most calm\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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