A Woman With Autism Has Bravely Shared A Video Of Her Rottweiler Comforting Her

Danielle Jacobs’ video has been viewed nearly a million times on YouTube.

This powerful video was posted to YouTube by Danielle Jacobs, 24, from Tempe, Arizona.

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Danielle tells BuzzFeed News that she got Samson, a four-year-old Rottweiler, from Halo animal rescue in Phoenix after several evaluations and assessments.

She says: "I immediately began training him for service work for Asperger's syndrome, PTSD, TBI and anxiety disorder. He alerts to meltdowns, anger, depressive episodes, flashbacks and nightmares, stimming, provides balance and counter balance, and alerts to panic attacks."

As a result, he's passed his CGC (Canine Good Citizen), CGCA (Canine Community) and PAT (Public Access Test).

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Danielle says that Asperger's syndrome affects "both children and adults in social situations." She says people with Asperger's syndrome "are on the high-functioning end of autism and carry a few traits as those with classic autism such as [having] meltdowns...[and] repetitive speech and behaviour."

However, she adds, "People with Asperger's syndrome have a wide set of language skills: They can be [academically] smart and often...ahead of their class."

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