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Autistic dogs? Neurodiversity in our pets and what it might mean for us

By Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University

I live with several cocker spaniels. They are smart and affectionate, but sometimes air-headed, impulsive and extremely sensitive. It’s common for friends to describe my dogs as “having ADHD” as one of my canine whirlwinds whizz past.

People are increasingly aware of neurodiversity, and diagnoses such as autism and ADHD (attention…

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