Dalian Dolphins Treat Autism

Scientific experiments have proved that the "ultrasonic waves" emitted by dolphins can activate the brains of autistic children to some extent. At home and abroad, there are more and more examples of using dolphins to assist children with cerebral palsy and autism training. But the reason is still inconclusive in the scientific community, and the effect of dolphin therapy has always been controversial.

Accompanied by the trainer, two autistic children and three dolphins played at zero distance. Looking at the children's excitement, they showed a rare smiling face, and the accompanying parents were also very excited.

This is a scene that appeared in Dalian Shengya Sea World yesterday morning. The "Happy Little Dolphin" activity has provided five years of free dolphin-assisted rehabilitation training for autistic children in Dalian.

Two autistic children who got the opportunity to participate in activities through the Weibo platform were taken to the Dolphinarium by their parents. Under the command of the animal trainer, three dolphins swam to the shore happily, poked their heads out and opened their mouths lovingly to welcome the children.

With the light music, the dolphin show began. The faces of two autistic children gradually changed from nervous to excited. They watched the dolphins jump out of the water and dive freely into the water.

At the end of the performance, two autistic children, with the help of a trainer and a psychologist, fished out small fish from the bucket and fed them to dolphins. With the demonstration and encouragement of the trainer, a child got up the courage and patted the head of a dolphin, and the cheerful cry of the dolphin echoed in the venue. The "Happy Little Dolphin" activity was launched by Dalian Shengya Ocean World and Dalian Psychological Hospital, providing free dolphin-assisted rehabilitation training for autistic children in Dalian. Zhang Junming, a psychological counselor at Shenyang Tongren Psychological Counseling Center, said that the rehabilitation of autistic children is a slow and difficult process, which is mainly achieved through "special education". "Different autistic children have different interests in sounds, colors, shapes and numbers, so they choose different treatment methods from their interests.

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Zhang Junming said that there have been good examples of dolphin adjuvant therapy for autism abroad. In fact, many docile large mammals have auxiliary functions in this respect. "The shape, movement, color and sound of dolphins may have a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on some autistic children.

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