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US boy, 11, allegedly shoots father to death after Nintendo Switch taken away
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this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
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We have more professionals involved than you'd believe. Trust me, we're working on it, but change is a slow road. You may have heard for instance that therapy only works if you want to change, well if a nine year old isn't mature enough to want to change or be willing to participate in the process, well that also slows things down.
At the risk of being blunt here, I'm not really looking for parenting advice, I'm actually pretty sure we're doing a decent job despite a particularly hard kid with some very real challenges.
But I do sincerely see that you mean well, and want to help, so thank you.
Hey man, thanks for responding. I apologize for the unwanted judgment and I wish you and your kid the best.
Cheers.
I have two boys with autism. Some of this resonates. Have you had him tested? I imagine you have but just in case. Good luck.
47 year old autist, hells yeah. Easier learning to deal with malfunctioning regulation as a kid than as an adult after a string of fuckups
I mean catching it early is the best as opposed to finding out later. Best of luck
As someone who once was that 9 year old, and has my own child I'll probably go through the same thing with, hugs and there is a light at the end of the tunnel
I've not had kids, but I've had many dogs. It's a similar thing where people who have had a few good dogs look at a 'bad dog' and blame the owner. The dog needs training, or discipline, or whatever... And they've never had a dog that had issues. Until you do get that one stubborn little asshole where nothing works. Yes, we've tried that- the dog is willfully just a little asshole. Still love 'em, still give them the best life you can- but you know them too well and just know that they are going to be a pain and do bad things no matter what. All you can do is try to mitigate the damage and make sure they don't hurt themselves.
For our dog that was like that- it just took a long time for him to grow old enough to slow down. Then he became the sweetest and best dog ever.
Good luck on the kid. Hope they figure it out sooner rather than later.