Pat a pet a day to keep autism at bay

Well, not exactly like that but that's the general idea.

Reseachers from the Hospital Research Centre of Brest in France have been tracking the behavior of children who have pets and those who don't. Apparently there were some differences.

More information here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/articl...kills.html

Have you witnessed any differences between children who have pets and those who don't? Do you think it's a good idea for children to have pets?