This Dog Did Something Incredible For A Boy With Autism -- Get Me Some Tissues!

Assistance dogs have been proven to help people with physical disabilities time and time again. Guide dogs help the blind get around, hearing dogs help the deaf function within an aural world, and a whole range of other service dogs help out all sorts of disabled people. While there haven't been that many conclusive studies about dogs helping mentally disabled people, it's clear that the companionship of animals can drastically improve the life of someone with Asperger's syndrome (often characterized as a milder form of autism). In Joey Granados' case, a Pit Bull helped him hug his mother for the...