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<blockquote data-quote="4timmy" data-source="post: 408328" data-attributes="member: 6553"><p>Just watched this. I think Zach may also have Tourettes Syndrome. This would explain the tics (facial and eye movements). Some of his responses seem scripted, however, it could just be him repeating what he has learned in order to control his rage. This doesn't mean he actually understands it, however. He didn't seem to me like he really truly understands it all yet. </p><p></p><p>Awesome show. What's ironic is I had this conversation with my difficult child this afternoon. He is extremely negative almost all of the time. We were driving home from the YMCA and he says to me out of the blue "I'm going to get shot one day". If I could bottle up positive thoughts and send them to school with my difficult child every day, we'd be set.</p><p></p><p>I think the trick here is that these kids may not have the capacity to recognize a negative thought or feeling coming on until it is too late. They need to learn how to recognize the feelings and learn coping mechanisms to deal with these feelings. My difficult child has improved greatly over the past year, but he has only learned how to calm himself during or after the explosion has occurred. He just doesn't seem to have the ability to understand and express his feelings in a healthier way or recognize that he is angry before the explosion and then click into preventative mode. </p><p></p><p>I am not convinced from Oprah's interview with Zach that he did either. A lot of what he said sounded as if he was repeating what someone at some point explained to him.</p><p></p><p>What Zach expressed is truly a scary thing. I'm not saying that Zach could have symptons of psychopathy, but I've watched several documentaries on psychopathy that present some really interesting findings with the chemical structure of a psychopath's brain. In a nutshell, the theory is that a person can be born with the chemical makeup in the brain that's the same as a psychopathic killer. Areas in the brain that allow you to feel emotion basically don't exist or aren't developed. The belief is that a person born with this brain deficiency are at a higher risk of becoming a criminal, killer, etc. Life experiences along with this deficiency play a role in predicting whether or not the person will become a killer. In one documentary, they had even discussed the development of a brain chip that could some day be implanted into someone who has this condition that would lower or eliminate these risks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4timmy, post: 408328, member: 6553"] Just watched this. I think Zach may also have Tourettes Syndrome. This would explain the tics (facial and eye movements). Some of his responses seem scripted, however, it could just be him repeating what he has learned in order to control his rage. This doesn't mean he actually understands it, however. He didn't seem to me like he really truly understands it all yet. Awesome show. What's ironic is I had this conversation with my difficult child this afternoon. He is extremely negative almost all of the time. We were driving home from the YMCA and he says to me out of the blue "I'm going to get shot one day". If I could bottle up positive thoughts and send them to school with my difficult child every day, we'd be set. I think the trick here is that these kids may not have the capacity to recognize a negative thought or feeling coming on until it is too late. They need to learn how to recognize the feelings and learn coping mechanisms to deal with these feelings. My difficult child has improved greatly over the past year, but he has only learned how to calm himself during or after the explosion has occurred. He just doesn't seem to have the ability to understand and express his feelings in a healthier way or recognize that he is angry before the explosion and then click into preventative mode. I am not convinced from Oprah's interview with Zach that he did either. A lot of what he said sounded as if he was repeating what someone at some point explained to him. What Zach expressed is truly a scary thing. I'm not saying that Zach could have symptons of psychopathy, but I've watched several documentaries on psychopathy that present some really interesting findings with the chemical structure of a psychopath's brain. In a nutshell, the theory is that a person can be born with the chemical makeup in the brain that's the same as a psychopathic killer. Areas in the brain that allow you to feel emotion basically don't exist or aren't developed. The belief is that a person born with this brain deficiency are at a higher risk of becoming a criminal, killer, etc. Life experiences along with this deficiency play a role in predicting whether or not the person will become a killer. In one documentary, they had even discussed the development of a brain chip that could some day be implanted into someone who has this condition that would lower or eliminate these risks. [/QUOTE]
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