Adam Lanza | Mental Health & Personality

How the hell is any school supposed to handle a person like Lanza? Sending children with such severe social problems to a regular school is a recipe for disaster.

As a special education teacher myself, I blame the Department of Education for eliminating most of the Special Day programs for special-needs children, i.e , the "full-inclusion" garbage foisted on every school in the US. Many of the students "pushed in" to the general ed. programs are not receiving services they desperately need.

you mentioned Adam Lanza had a mom who would indulge him by doing things like doing 3-4 loads of laundry per day. That's a big sign that his mother was co-dependent. Having an anxiety disorder and a parent who is co-dependent is literally worst thing that happen to a kid psychologically. Just speaking out of personal experience.

The mom absolutely played a huge role in this. She bought him the guns and she hardly even talk to him like everybody in his entire life. They didn't even talk to each other unless it was through emails or little notes. If she would have went in his room or at least involved herself in his life she probably would have found all these signs that her son's about to do something pretty crazy.

How could anyone look at him and think he's okay?

His wide-eye expression screams of an endless void. It is like fear is his permanent fixture. No empathy or emotion is visible at all.

Being a parent is the most powerful role you will ever play!

Finally, a parent that was held accountable! You can't just leave your child go untethered and then decide it's a good idea for them to have weapons of any kind. I think more parents need to be held accountable for instances like this.

If she was getting over 200,000 a year in child support, why didn’t she spend some of that on getting him a lot of treatment?

Adam's father deserves just as much scorn as his mother, whom the media focuses on. Adam's father was JUST as capable of helping his son, and of keeping guns away from his son. And he didn't.

You forgot to say why he targeted the little kids. He thought he was saving and freeing them from a lifetime of suffering, rejection and disappointment, just like his life. He had a channel where he discussed a lot of this. Also some of his notes discussed this, in one he wrote "I wake up early just to be disappointed"

My sister had two brain tumors removed and then started to have hallucinations. There is no way I would allow a gun in the house with or without her taking medication. Too bad Adam’s mom couldn’t be evaluated. My mother was in denial about my sister, too, but we had no guns in the house.

Of all the many hobbies in the world, why would Lanza's mother introduce her son to guns? Just does not make sense.

All parents want their children to be normal. They ignore the warning signs. Supervision is a great first step of intervention.

I cannot stop binge watching your video. So glad I found this channel

Don't bully people, point, laugh and ignore them like they are a plant. Try to be nice. it's not always easy. Try. There are a lot of Adam Lanza people around. He was angry at a system that is unfair. We are NOT all created equal. And there ARE people above the law.

His face is so scary, I feel so sorry to the scarred kids that had to go through that and to the ones that died rest in peace

That photo is scary as hell. Reminds me of that momo character.

Excellent analysis! I have a son who has ASD. It takes two very dedicated, patient, sane, caring, responsible parents to care for these children. The mother of Adam Lanza was irresponsible and lacked discipline. I’m not letting the father off the hook either. He knew his son had access to guns. The home was broken to a degree that rules were non existing. This case was a “perfect storm” for what occurred. My son is now 33 years old, has a good job and is married with a son. However, he calls his father or me every day for much needed counseling. I believe our extraordinary efforts has helped to keep him sane. Although we are never out of the woods, had we not kept a close watch over him growing up, our lives today would be very different. My husband and I find your podcasts very interesting and spot on. Thank you for educating so many people about conditions and mental illness.

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