Fynn has gone viral for skateboarding and surfing but has an even more impressive day job: Helping children with autism and other disabilities.

<div class="block">Fynn, a New Jersey dog who&#39;s gone viral for skateboarding and surfing has an even more impressive day job: Helping young people with autism and other disabilities. As an occupational therapy dog, Fynn helps kids lower anxiety, build confidence, practice communication skills and become comfortable with animals.</div>

On a Positive Note

On A Positive Note: Fynn the Skateboarding Therapy Dog

Now over in New Jersey, we've got another story of working to help one another. This one though, involving a furry and four legged. Very good boy. A New Jersey dog has gone viral for his skateboarding videos. But the work he and his mom have done have a far bigger impact on the community. Let us introduce you to Flynn. The therapy dog might not fin the lab from his skateboarding and surfing videos. But did you know his day job is being a therapy dog for the Phoenix Center in Nutley. Oh, good job. Twice a week. Finn joins his mom at the private school working with students who have autism, behavioral and intellectual disabilities today, kids that don't normally talk or use that kind of loud voice, they'll speak very loudly to him. Um I think it helps our confidence to know they can do things that maybe they were a little more hesitant to do like catching um or throwing a ball with me or appear even but to fin he'll catch it every time for them and he'll drop it when they say drop it. He's helped multiple students get over their fear and dislike of animals like Emerson, whose family recently got a dog and he was not happy about it. And then if the dog came home, Emerson was like, what is this thing running around messing up my routine? A big thing for kids with special needs is they have a routine every morning. Emerson's family reached out to the Phoenix Center for their help making Emerson more comfortable. He began working with Finn and within a few months, the changes were evident. He actually sits with the dog. When I'm in my office, we went to get bagels. He was sitting with the dog, the dog will jump on his head and he just giggles before he wanted nothing to do about it. Dogs can have a positive impact on Children with autism, reducing anxiety, improving communication and being a much needed companion. I think what's most important for my son is, he's 20 this is his last year of school. My daughter's 14, she'll go to college in four years. My goal is to have that dog be his companion. So when she leaves, he has somebody at home.