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So I didn't tell my wife, but I...
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Sounds like he needs to be institutionalised.This was about 20 years ago and today he would be classified as being ODD in the autism spectrum and hopefully with early intervention it could be moderated
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) - Symptoms and causes
www.mayoclinic.org
As mentioned before, my wife has worked in the disability field for decades and I can assure you that, unfortunately, some people are just out of control
There are quite a few people that need two people to care for them 24/7 , many are incapacitated but there are others that are very dangerous people.
Not far from where I live, a person my wife knows well has a son (38) who lives in his room for 28 days a month. His parents place his food on a table outside his bedroom door each mealtime, knock and walk away.
He will attack anyone who enters his room, yet when it is time for his monthly respite he will come out of his room, dressed, with a packed bag ready to go.
They then have 2 days to clean his room etc and when he returns he goes into his room and stays there until next month.
I know another who has attacked his father with an axe, another who will bash anyone who says No to him, they do exist and their parents love them dearly and would do anything to help them recover but to no avail.
Every parent looks at their young children and hope they have a good life but there are quite a few parents that have a 40 year old baby they are still caring for when they are 65.
It is a very tough gig caring for someone every second of every day for the rest of your life but as parents that's what some people are doing right now.