MEET SERVICE DOG
PACO By: Lisa Condes | Photos by: © Liz Kaye Photography / ICANdog.org
MY SON YEAHSEN (PRONOUNCED YAYSUN, HIS NAME MEANS “THE ONE WHO KNOWS” IN THE NAVAJO LANGUAGE) HAS HAD A SERVICE DOG IN HIS LIFE SINCE 2014. YEAHSEN WAS BORN WITH A RARE CHROMOSOME DELETION AND IS PROFOUNDLY DEAF. HE IS ALSO ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND IS FURTHER CHALLENGED BY BALANCE ISSUES AND INTELLECTUAL DELAYS. 10 Special Needs Living • November 2020
