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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the archived page of a NYT magazine article from a decade ago, about sociopathy in the very young. It’s terrifying and it’s real.

https://archive.ph/4OuwU[/quote]
Here is another one from The Atlantic. I read it when it was published and it stuck out to me at the time. Over my years in special education I’ve met 2-3 kids who I think met this profile. 
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/[/quote]

The programs discussed in these two articles seem amazing. Back in the 1980s I worked in a program for hardcore juvenile delinquents and so many were untouchable. It was a last chance program. Until that point I would never have believed that a kid could be evil and unsavable. So much more to learn here and so much more need for these type of interventions. I bet it’s hard to staff these programs. I only lasted 15 or so months.

I cannot imagine what this family is going through. The IEP is so out there - could they not staff properly or was this child’s behavior so out of control that only the parents could manage it. It must be hard to find adequate resources for a child so young. [/quote]

I want to echo that the linked article   https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/   is very worthwhile to read - thank you to who posted it.    The programs mentioned in the article - yes, their work is amazing and so important, likely they've saved countless lives.  It seems we need more of these programs, as well as more awareness about their existence.  We definitely need administrators of school systems to be educated and to take signs and transgressions seriously.

All the more clear that the child in Newport News should never have been allowed to remain in the general classroom. [/quote]

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