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Article by -- The Champion Newsletter – Special Olympics Washington
SCHOOL OF THE MONTH: Congrats to our November School of the Month: Garrison Middle School from Walla Walla, Washington!
Thinking about the future makes Courtney Johnson nervous.
The 25-year-old blogger and college student has autism and several chronic illnesses, and with the support of her grandparents and friends, who help her access a complex network of social services, she lives relatively independently in Johnson City, Tenn.
"If something happens to them, I'm not certain what would happen to me, especially because I have difficulty with navigating things that require more red tape," she says.
New research led by psychologists at Edge Hill University has shown that animal ownership has multiple benefits for adults diagnosed with autism.
Dr. Liam Cross and Dr. Gray Atherton did a mixed methods study which found that people with autism were less likely to own pets, even though pet ownership corresponded with better mental health outcomes.
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