To be fair, this is often not a tractable situation for parents. The child behaves in a manner that the parents don't know how to address (which doesn't surpris

To be fair, this is often not a tractable situation for parents. The child behaves in a manner that the parents don't know how to address (which doesn't surprise me with the kind of materials available out there). Most parents can't deal with a kid that expresses violent intent toward other kids, regardless of what's the accurate diagnosis in that situation. Various attempts to address the situation didn't work. What then? I was reading the other day about a situation that was far simpler. The child just screamed constantly nonstop for a year and neither a therapist nor a pediatrician was able to provide anything useful. When the system doesn't work, people are going to take matters in their own hands, however problematic that may be. This is not a bad thing.