A local psychotherapist comments on a plea from a mom who says her son exhibits violent behavior, and she fears he might be the next Adam Lanza--who police have identified as the gunman in the Newtown slayings of 27 people.
While Adam Lanza may have been a troubled, mentally ill youth, there are such people everywhere, including Niles, Park Ridge, Skokie and Chicago's north suburbs, said Seth Knobel, director of Niles Family Services. He has worked with families here who have kids going through erratic, bizarre behavior and mental illness--similar to what Adam Lanza, who police say killed 27 in the Newtown, Conn. shooting-- may have experienced. "It doesn't necessarily mean they'll grow up to be mass murderers," he said. However, it IS important for parents to take children with extremely disruptive behavioral issues to see a mental health professional, Knobel emphasized. That's especially critical for parents like the writer of the essay "I Am Adam Lanza'…
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Mary Beth
12:49 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
Agree totally, Casey. Some of these posts are crazier than the purported madman! Lobotomies, turning schools into fortresses, high powered firearms in the schools... certainly nothing could ever go wrong with any of those scenarios! Think of what you are saying, people!! "Violent loonies, before they go postal..." just who decides someone is violent, before they commit a crime? Frightening! … more ›