How an ASA Service Dog

can make a difference:

Autism Service Dog:

• Provides a tactile stimulant to promote environmental awareness and familiarity

• Applies pressure to the hand or lap promoting redirection to the "here and now"
• Provides familiarity and comfort in new environments
• Wakes for school or work
• Tracks or trails an individual that has wandered
• Alerts when wandering occurs
• Creates a physical buffer or barrier
• Interrupts self-destructive behavior
• Acts as a "tether" to prevent wandering
• Applies weighted pressure across the individual's body
• Carries medications and medical documentation
• Enables confidence
• Enables independence and responsibility
• Assists with the development of social skills
• Provides companionship

Mobility / Wheelchair Assistance Service Dog:

• Provides balance and physical support
• Carries objects such as oxygen tanks
• Grabs, picks up, drops, relocates, and hands objects
• Pulls or pushes to provide momentum
• Turns off/on lights
• Pushes buttons such as an emergency call, elevator button, or automatic door
• Opens/closes doors
• Carries medications and medical documentation
• Alerts a specific person
• Enables independence

Allergy Alert - Peanut:

• Detects and alerts the presence or remnants of a specific allergen
• Promotes awareness and "reminds" individuals of the life-threatening allergy
• Carries EpiPen, medications, and medical documentation
• Enables independence
• Additional allergens include latex, tree nuts, soy, milk, egg, wheat, shellfish