Animal-Assisted Interventions for Neurodivergent Individuals: Advancing Research, Practice, and Well-Being

Niko Kargas; Ana Maria Barcelos; Stamatina Tsiora

doi:10.3390/bs16050820

Animal-Assisted Interventions for Neurodivergent Individuals: Advancing Research, Practice, and Well-Being

Behav Sci (Basel). 2026 May 19;16(5):820. doi: 10.3390/bs16050820.

Authors

Niko Kargas¹, Ana Maria Barcelos², Stamatina Tsiora³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cognitive Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.
² School of Natural Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK.
³ School of Psychology, Sport Science and Wellbeing, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK.

Abstract

Within contemporary clinical, educational, and psychosocial research, animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) occupy a distinctive and empirically contested position [...].

Publication types

Editorial