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Dolphin-Assisted Therapy

Three Strikes and You’re Out

In this third peer-reviewed study of dolphin assisted therapy, the authors conclude that there is, to date, no evidence for its value as therapy for autism or other developmental disabilities.
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Dolphins Are Not Healers

From AEON magazine:
A review of the history behind why people hold the mythical belief that dolphins can heal and an exposé of the unfortunate reality of Dolphin-Assisted Therapy (DAT) for both dolphins and humans.
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Dolphin-Assisted Therapy – Flawed Data, Flawed Conclusions

A peer-reviewed study assessing the claims of the dolphin assisted therapy industry and concluding that papers support Dolphin-Assisted Therapy (DAT) are seriously methodologically flawed. To date, there is no compelling evidence that DAT is authentic treatment for any disease or condition.
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Dolphin-Assisted Therapy – More Flawed Data and Conclusions

This peer-reviewed study is a return to the DAT literature almost ten years after the first. Nearly a decade after the original paper there is still no scientific evidence that DAT is legitimate therapy.
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