Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part 1: The Journey Home; 1. The Golden Bridge; 2. Diary of an Autistic Mother; 3. Zen and the Art of Understanding Autism; 4. Life as a Computer; 5. Assistance Dogs and Children with Autism; Part 2: Raising Your North Star; 6. Choosing Your Companion; 7. Charting Your Course; 8. Raising a Dog for Search and Rescue; 9. Raising a Dog for Seizure Alert and Response; 10. Raising a Dog to Help a Child Who Suffers a Loss; Part 3: The Possibilities of Partnership; 11. From Puppy with Potential to Autism Assistance Dog
12. Ethical Use of Assistance Dogs13. Selecting a Puppy to Work with a Child; 14. Right from the Start; 15. Puppy Socialization; 16. Puppies 101; 17. Raising Piper: Training an Assistance Dog for a Child with a Developmental Disability; 18. Taming the Teenage Assistance Dog; 19. A Mother's Letter to Her Son; 20. Training an Assistance Dog for Public Access; 21. The Evolution of a Professional Therapy Dog Handler: Roles and Goals for Success; 22. Dustin's Paw: Including an Assistance Dog in the Classroom; Part 4: Home before Dark; 23. The Path Less Traveled; 24. Harmony Revisited
25. Parting ThoughtsAppendix: Choosing an Assistance Dog Organization or Trainer; North Star Foundation; References; Index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index
