Dolphin Therapy and Autism Ranking:

Audience

Dolphin therapy is used with a wide range of people with varying conditions, including autistic people. For example:

• According to Fiksdal et al (2012), “Supporters and therapists of DAT claim it is effective in treating people with clinical disorders as well as conditions including autism, epilepsy, Angelman syndrome, Down’s syndrome, dyslexia, Rett syndrome, Tay-Sachs disease, Tourette syndrome, William syndrome, cancer, and AIDS”. 
• According to Kohn and Oerter (2013), dolphin therapy has been used with children and adults ranging in age from two to 30 years old and with a range of conditions including cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, epilepsy, ADHD and autism.

Updated

17 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Nov 2017

Next Review

01 Mar 2024