It's really difficult to tell what should have been done without more information. I work as a behavior specialist and one of my students is autistic. A 200lb child is very difficult to restrain. I'm not saying the child's behavior can't be worked out. It is just much different from dealing with a normal child. It's not a easy as just spanking more, grounding or taking things away. They have difficultly processing reality. Honestly, I wish he was in my class so I could work with him.

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Aaron Josh Wright
Second Baptist Chruch, Humble Tx
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary