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[quote=Anonymous]I posted about this before. Not sure what happened to my old post. Maybe I didn't get enough responses so I'll try again.

My DS is not an older kid, just an 8 year old. He's developmentally delayed in the social/emotional area. This year, for the first time, he's been caught stealing small items from teachers and other staff (not other children though). He lies about it for a while. Sometimes he confesses on his own. When confronted by the principal or anyone else, he looks embarrassed and ashamed but says he can't resist the impulse, especially if it's something he really loves and wants to have. We already know he has impulse control problems. But he also quickly tries to use intellectual or logical type of explanations or solutions as a way to deflect his feelings of remorse or guilt or shame. He never cries when he gets in trouble. Even when he was suspended he didn't cry, just looked a bit ashamed and tried to hide his face. The next day he was upset that mom and dad were still quiet and depressed about his behavior. He wanted to be done with it, start the day anew, and with a clean slate. He wanted no reminders of what he'd done.

Does anyone have a child who started lying and stealing when they were younger and didn't exhibit enough remorse and guilt? Where are they now ? What was your child diagnosed with? What did you do to develop their conscience?[/quote]

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