Animal Portraits (IMAGE) University of Missouri-Columbia Caption Cheak-Zamora found that many young adults with autism used animals of all sizes as a source of companionship. Credit Participant in MU's Photovoice Project Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.