Marnies post made me sob. We have a child who has a similar neurodiversity. He is older now and the best child. WE are the adults and WE are the ones who know better. We learned how to give him more love, to parent him patiently and lovingly. We did a parenting class, got help ourselves and learned an lot. Abusing children will make things worse for their brains: how does a five year old “know better”? What is wrong with Marnie? Someone needs to report her to OT so Mack and the family gets the help they need.