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Both ESA and PSA letters are documents written by a licensed mental health professional that verifies an individual's need for an animal to alleviate symptoms of a mental or emotional disability.
The benefits of an ESA letter include:
* It is important to note that an ESA letter does not provide the same rights as a service animal, which is specifically trained to perform tasks that assist a person with a disability.
The benefits of a PSA letter include:
* It is important to note that PSAs are different from emotional support animals (ESAs) and require specialized training to perform tasks that assist their owner with their mental or emotional disability.
While we believe everyone can benefit from the companionship of a pet, there is evidence-based research that let's us know a service dog is appropriate for the following:
Autism Spectrum Disorder; psychiatric service dogs for children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder provide companionship, improve social skills, improve verbal and non-verbal communication, facilitate interaction with the world around them, teach life skills, interrupt behaviors and calm emotional outbursts.
ADHD; having a service animal can help children and adults with ADHD reduce their symptoms and stress levels. For people with ADHD, the animal enables them to improve their time management skills, self esteem, ability to follow routines and more.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); psychiatric service animals can be trained to wake their owner from nightmares, signal and interrupt anxiety attacks, redirect flash backs, act as a social barrier in public, provide a constant feeling of safety.
Anxiety/Panic Disorder; Pick up on signs and symptoms of anxiety attacks before they start. Distract you during an anxiety attack so that you can calm down. Apply physical pressure with its body to help calm you down.
Staff may ask two questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability, and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform.
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