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Originally Posted by sexobon
Nancy Lanza created a monster and got what she bargained for.
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Nancy Lanza was doing what most of us do.
In a parallel example, many switch on a light bulb; see it fail. Then conclude power cycling a bulb causes failure. Power cycling incandescent bulbs does nothing to cause failure. Conclusion is a classic example of junk science created by using observation.
Nancy Lanza was doing same. Solutions such as meds and pushing Adam into school would increase his symptoms, anxiety, and other autistic and complusive behavior. She was doing what diminished his anguish. She was using observation to make conclusions.
Yale Child Study Group strongly encouraged treatment that would make Adam's symptoms become worse. They strongly encouraged doing things that Adam refused to do. That is the point. They wanted to address his problem. Others were only trying to cure his symptoms by making conclusions only from observation. They tried to get him through school - to minimize his pain and anxiety.
So many do this. For example, how many know an SUV is safer only because its four wheel drive can get the vehicle unstuck. SUVs are some of the most dangerous vehicles especially in slippery weather. But a conclusion only based in observation says otherwise.
How many know throwing more people in jail will reduce crime? Facts say otherwise – especially since most (one in 100 Americans) in jail are there for drug offenses such as marijuana.
How many just knew Saddam was evil. And that proved he was a threat to America.
How many foolishly put more fans into their computer on a myth about excessive heat? They feel it is hot. That proves heat must be bad? No. Heat only causes defective semiconductors to fail. Heat is only how to find defective hardware; does not create defective hardware. But most know otherwise because a conclusion was based in observation.
Nancy Lanza was doing same. She was only doing what most of us do. She was trying to address only what she observed. Her support (ie community psychiatrist) was simply facilitating that misguided direction.
Report say it does not cast blame on anyone. Sandy Hook was due to a much larger problem. A perfect storm created by many factors. The many we should all learn from by not making conclusions from sound byte logic.