Dr. Dog

The Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation brings dogs into schools to help children break through their shyness, especially the developmentally challenged. Explore.org visits children with ADD, autism, and other developmental disabilities who are improve their speaking and social skills with the help of the program. Regular visits to schools for children with learning disabilities or to hospitals,show a marked improvement ,over a period of time, in the children's communication and concentration levels and makes the patients forget their pain while the pet is around. All the dog has to do is just be around.