[nagdu] Dogs for autism

[Tracy Carcione]

Mike, or anyone, you said you'd been to CCI and heard about dogs trained to 
help autistic children.  I'd be real interested to know what they do.  Often 
what I hear makes them seem like emotional support animals, with their only 
training being basic obedience and house manners.  That seems like a scam to 
me, to charge a family thousands of dollars for a dog that any competent 
trainer could pick out at the shelter and train fairly quickly.  So I'd 
really like to know what these dogs do, task-wise.
Tracy