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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read that the parents are Chinese PHD Statisticians. As someone who grew up in a Chinese household, I am not surprised to read that one of the parents dismissed everything as "fine" and that the kid would get therapy if he needed it - this was prior to the kid being taken into custody. 
There is a lot of undiagnosed psychological issues in the Chinese population because of the need to maintain face. The culture's intense focus on studying and academics loses sight of the need to develop as a social being. My kid is studying in Asia this year and she and her American classmates still don't know how to react to the incredibly socially awkward kids at their college - so shy that they refuse to look at you, sometimes turn their entire body away, pretend you are not there.... 
This poor kid probably didn't get a whole lot of direction on social cues from his parents growing up.[/quote]

This is really racist. You're making huge generalizations about a country you know nothing about. The child is American.[/quote]

I disagree. I am Chinese American, born and raised here. I am also second generation. There are many immigrant Chinese who feel this way about mental health. They deny it is an issue.  The immigrants feel their sole purpose in life is to give their kids a better life. And that is through education. At all costs.  Scrimping and saving to buy in a certain school district, paying for tutoring, pay for activities to give their kid the best leg up on attend an Ivy League school.  Maintaining face is very important and a top priority.  Getting into a T25 school is the top priority.

Looks like these parents did try to help their kid.  Hope he finally gets it now. [/quote]

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