Can Dogs Be Autistic?
There has been the age old question going around the community:"Can dogs be autistic?"
The answer to this question is not as simple as it may seem. To answer this question, the psychology of dogs, structure of their brain and genetics need to be examined. Psychology of humans and psychology of dogs are completely different.
Breaking Down Psychology of the Dog
Dogs have no internal dialogue. Dogs do not have language as humans know it. Dogs primarily communicate nonverbally. Communication is through eye contact and body language. This means dogs do not hold grudges. They do not think about what a human did to them a few weeks ago after they have been rescued.
Dogs do not learn the way humans learn. They learn by repetition. This is why when training dogs, repetition with pairing words to behaviors is important so the dogs learn what they need to learn. Dogs can learn about 150 words at most. Humans can speak many languages with thousands of words each language. Dogs have a me…
The answer to this question is not as simple as it may seem. To answer this question, the psychology of dogs, structure of their brain and genetics need to be examined. Psychology of humans and psychology of dogs are completely different.
Breaking Down Psychology of the Dog
Dogs have no internal dialogue. Dogs do not have language as humans know it. Dogs primarily communicate nonverbally. Communication is through eye contact and body language. This means dogs do not hold grudges. They do not think about what a human did to them a few weeks ago after they have been rescued.
Dogs do not learn the way humans learn. They learn by repetition. This is why when training dogs, repetition with pairing words to behaviors is important so the dogs learn what they need to learn. Dogs can learn about 150 words at most. Humans can speak many languages with thousands of words each language. Dogs have a me…
