a glimpse of the future....PDD child - 9-year-old accused of tossing brick at principal

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COMMENT: As the large numbers of 4 and 5 yo autistic and ASD kids get

older, this will become more and more commonplace. These children need

medical help not juvenille court.

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

www.osteomed.com

9-year-old accused of tossing brick at principal

*Friday, August 25, 2006*

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=304095 & Category=15

CANTON A 9-year-old boy who climbed onto the roof of Schreiber School

and hurled rocks and a brick at his principal on the first day of

school Thursday was arrested on felony charges.

When his mother, Muhleman, arrived at the Woodland Avenue NW

school, she found him being led away in handcuffs by police.

& ldquo;I was saying, & lsquo;He & rsquo;s autistic. You're going

to take him in handcuffs. Come on " ; she said. " We're talking about a

9-year-old with developmental disabilities. "

Police said the boy is a " special-needs student " who became agitated over

something that happened at the school at 1503 Woodland Ave. NW. Muhleman

said her son became upset when some other children refused to play with him.

He climbed out of a second-floor window onto the first-story roof of the

renovated section of the school at about 1:40 p.m., said police Lt.

Cole.

Police arrived to find Principal Clifford Reynolds and firefighters

on the roof trying to talk the child back into the building. Cole

said the boy did not intend to jump.

" He was disorderly and agitated from something that happened

inside the school, " Cole said. Police did not know what initially upset him.

While on the roof, the boy threw rocks and a brick at the principal, Cole

said.

Reynolds did not return calls from The Repository.

Reynolds and the firefighters were able to get the boy back into the

building. They took him to Reynolds'; office. Fire Capt.

Goldy said that the boy managed to get the principal's paddle

and raised it in a threatening manner. A police officer told him to

put it down, and then the principal grabbed the boy.

Cole said the boy then struck Reynolds in the chest with his hand.

The principal was not seriously injured and did not require medical

treatment, police said.

The boy was charged with felonious assault, assault on a school

employee, inducing panic, both felonies; and disorderly conduct, a

misdemeanor.

Muhleman said her son was finally released to her custody at the

Faircrest detention center of the Multi-County Juvenile Attention

System around 6 p.m. Other than some redness on his wrists because of

the handcuffs, he was fine, she said.

Muhleman said that her son has been diagnosed with Pervasive

Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, which is part of a

spectrum of disorders that includes autism and Asperger's

syndrome, but doe s not meet all the characteristics of either

disorder.

She said her son has difficulty communicating with people,

especially nonverbally. When he can't express himself, he often

reacts with frustration or confusion.

" It's not because he's out of control. It's because no one understands him.

He's fine with me. But I can't stay with him. I have to work. "

Muhleman said she's tried to get her son the treatment he

needs. A therapist provided by a nonprofit agency is working with him

to develop his social skills and he gets regular counseling, but her

insurance won't cover everything.

" I feel like crying. ... I feel devastated, & rdquo; she said.

" I feel I've tried everything. ... what am I missing? I can't be at

the school to make sure everything is going well. "

Muhleman believes her son acted out because he was hurt and confused

when some other children wouldn't play with him.

" His social skills are lacking, and he doesn't know how

to express himself. ... he doesn't understand why someone

doesn't want to play with him, he gets angry. "

Frustrated, she feels school officials aren't doing enough.

" The school never figures out what the trigger is, " she

said. " They're not making an effort to understand. "

Muhleman said she understands that parents of other children may be

apprehensive about her son, but wants people to educate themselves

about his condition.

Cordova, juvenile chief assistant prosecuting attorney,

said, " Obviously nobody wants to bring a kid that young into

the juvenile justice system, but sometimes it's necessary just

to make sure that things like this don't happen again. "

" He's grounded, " said Muhleman. " He's not going to be

having a lot of fun for a little while. "

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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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