How therapy dogs help with learning disabilities, anxiety and other health problems, whether you’re young or old

Six-year-old Helios Tang is deep in thought as he plots his next move on a wooden cognitive training puzzle. He is also very happy – he’s with his favourite therapy dog, Isla.His mother, Edith Chan, says he was about two-and-a-half when teachers first became concerned about his progress. “His speech was not at the same level as other kids and he was also very shy,” she says. “I was told it was GDD, global developmental delay.”GDD is the broad term to describe delayed cognitive and physical…

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