I am Adam Lanza's mother
 

A friend sent me this chilling message about the experiences of a mother of an emotionally disturbed child. They do grow up and
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/arc...-lanzas-mother

Here is a usuable link not writen by Nancy Lanza.

I Am Adam Lanza's Mother | Slog

Sad :( There are no easy answers.

I read that earlier today. It really illustrates the problem in this country of dealing with our emotionally disturbed children. I pray this tragedy compels us to deal with the issues that we need to deal with.

What a cruel and frightening world that woman is forced to live in. I cannot even imagine how one would cope with a child like that - thank God I didn't have to.

I think Ed, that you have hit the nail right on the head. Those of us who do not have to deal with this in our lives daily, put our hands over our eyes and ears and think, "There but for the grace of God go I." and do nothing to work for change. I am just as guilty of that as anybody else, but how are things going to get turned around????

I happen to know several families who've got a family member who has Aspbeger's. It's a complicated handicap to have. One family's member sounds much like the shooter and the young man in this article. They've had to call the police as well. Their family member also is on medications, lives with a single mom and doesn't have much of a support system.

Thinking back to when I was young...don't think I'd ever heard of autism! It must have been there...but undiagnosed is my guess. I'd say the first I'd heard of it was maybe within the last 20 years. It's so sad to think about on so many levels.

We need to rebuild the mental health system and to increase mental health coverage by standard insurance,

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What I failed to add is the heartbreak that she must feel knowing one of the loves of her life is so compromised, and dangerous.

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I sent the link to thevarticle to my contacts.
What an agony!
Science has come far but mental illnesses are just now starting to be understood and dealt with.
I hope NIH and other agencies begin to Really pay attention.
As a teacher of 30 plus yrs i saw many young people, many, in need of help, love, social support ( the real one, notbthe virtual one)
I wish so much i had answers....That CT tragedy has been horrific.

I, too, wish I knew the answer. I fear that funding will not be available for mental health, a program that has suffered many budget cuts in the past few years!

A child or adult like this should be considered for brain surgery to remove the portion of the brain that causes violent outbursts. I would wish that for myself before living life that way. We need more research into the functions of the brain. It is after-all just one more part of the overall human body and we operate on every other part.

A pre frontal lobotomy? I think that was done on John Kennedy's sister. I think that is a very extreme measure.

Anyway, it's too late for this nut case.