Help bring
someone home
this Christmas
Christmas should feel like home
But for many autistic children and adults, it can be a time of stress, overload and isolation. The lights, the noise, the change in routine, it can all become too much.
At Dogs for Autism, we provide assistance dogs who offer so much more than practical help. These dogs bring calm. They bring comfort. They bring confidence and most of all, they bring people home.
Not just to the Christmas table, but to a life where they feel included, supported, and safe.
This Christmas, one very special puppy, Nutmeg, is getting ready to begin that journey.
Help create life-changing connections
Nutmeg is one of our newest puppies in training, and she’s already winning hearts as she learns the skills that will one day transform the life of an autistic person.
With her gentle nature and growing confidence, Nutmeg is learning how to bring calm where there’s chaos, comfort where there’s anxiety, and connection where there’s isolation.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing how you can be part of Nutmeg’s journey and help bring someone home this Christmas.
An assistance dog can unlock an autistic person’s potential in a way that no one else can achieve: by increasing confidence and building self-esteem, assistance dogs can help autistic people feel more in control. This can lead to more opportunities such as education, community and the workplace.
Some incredible dogs can even act as an early meltdown warning system. When their human partner is moving towards a meltdown, they can sense it up to twenty minutes before it happens and prevent it. What a life-changing gift!