# 'Agricultural specialisterne': rural employment revolution for those with Autism **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615 "2011-06-05T05:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 70
**Author:** ![Visionary7903](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@Visionary7903](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Visionary7903)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615/70 "2012-02-02T18:20:23Z")
Another animal-based therapy for Autism is Dolphin-assisted therapy. Because of the expense involved and the fact that it is pretty impractical to utilise as a long term ongoing therapy, Dolphin-assisted therapy is highly controversial: [Dolphin Therapy with Autistic Children - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir05FOFkeXk) > [@](#): > > …It’s perfectly plausible that some autistic children would become unusually lively and engaged around a dolphin, [chairman of the board of directors of the Autism Society and behavioral specialist, Jim Ball] says, but it’s hard to say that the emotional boost would last. “It’s not like they can swim with a dolphin every day,” he says… (source: [Debunking Dolphin Therapy For Autism | Care2 Causes](http://www.care2.com/causes/debunking-dolphin-therapy-for-autism.html)) --- _[View the full topic](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615)._