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September 2009
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The Kalbfleisch family, of Columbia, Ill., had tried every remedy in the book to treat their son, Carter, 5, who was diagnosed as autistic when he was a toddler.
"We just kept on missing milestone after milestone," Melissa Kalbfleisch, Carter's mother, told Zootoo Pet News. "He wasn't getting any better." The family had tried therapy and a special gluten-free diet -- which had the reverse effect and made Carter ill -- seemingly, nothing was working. That is, until Corbin, a 1-year-old service dog, joined the family in mid-July. Since then, Carter's tantrums have lessened and he has more comfortable in large, social places. He articulated his first words -- including commands directed at Corbin -- just last month. It's a classic tale of boy-meets-dog, but matters became more complicated when Carter's public elementary school, Columbia Community School Unit 4, informed the Kalbfleischs in June that Corbin wasn't welcome in class. Source: www.zootoo.com Photo: ZT Pet News Photo Courtesy of Melissa Kalbfleisch 1 CommentsLeave a comment |
It is amazing what animals can do. I hope that it is worked out for Carter to have Corbin in school with him. To have accomplished so much, it would be a shame for there to be any setbacks.