WATCH: Dog calms down owner with Asperger’s during self-harm meltdown

Danielle Jacobs has Asperger’s syndrome and suffers from depressive meltdowns and panic attacks.

WATCH: Dog calms down owner with Asperger’s during self-harm meltdown

Her service dog, Samson, is trained to stop his owner's self-harming episodes and Jacobs set up a camera to record one of the more recent ones.

Danielle recorded this video to show people what it's like to live with Asperger's and how her dog helps calm her:

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