Dolphin Assisted Therapy, Autism and Pseudoscience
Dolphin Assisted Therapy (DAT) is a type of dolphin swim program that is purported to be an effective treatment for autism and other conditions. Parents and others are charged thousands of dollars and led to believe that they are engaging in real therapy. We'll discuss why it is a pseudoscience and how the practices that force dolphins into DAT performances are exploitive and abusive.
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