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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yikes -- what school is this?  Is it school really or daycare?   Jumping straight to "mental health intervention" at this age is wildly inappropriate, absent any other specific indicators (like school knows child has experienced trauma, or is delusional, etc.)

First step is appointment with pediatrician to rule out any medical issues.

All kids at this age are "manipulative," in the sense that they will do whatever is necessary to get themselves the basic needs met even if it seems counterproductive to an outsider.  Thinking ahead of age level doesn't indicate pathological behavior -- the child could just be smart but have some disability that makes it difficult to communicate needs normally thus resulting in lashing out (not uncommon situation with language disorders).

School should be carefully documenting these incidents so it can be understood what the potential drivers are.  Has school given you a list of the last X number of incidents including a description of who was there, what happened, any precipitating factors, how incident was handled, etc.?  If not, big red flag for you about the quality of this school.  The school should also be documenting "good behavior" in order to understand the circumstances when things are going right.

You should contact ChildFind in your state to see what resources are available.  The state has an obligation to "find" all kids who are disabled within the state and offer them services if necessary.

Other things to rule out would be hearing, speech/language, and developmental disorders like autism or sensory processing disorders.

If all the above is normal, then meeting with a psychologist to understand about behavior and modification techniques.

BTW, I hate the word "crazy" -- it is very pejorative and contributes to stigma. If the child ends up having a mental illness, then deal with it like any other chronic illness.  We don't label people with diabetes with stigmatic names like "crazy". [/quote]
Thank you. When they use words like aggressive, impulse control, lack empathy I started think serial killer. I didn't mean to offend just trying to focus on my kid.[/quote]

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