i work with kids with moderate disabilities that have autism,down syndrome and other disabilities also and i think that if a child got upset or had a temper tantrum or anything i would hold them and calm them down and hug them and i understand kids with special needs and i have disabilities myself.
I do believe that spanking should be used as a last resort.
i was spanked when i was younger but i know that was to teach m.
i was abused emotionally and physically but i know the difference what abuse is and what is not.
i was hit in the face and etc....
my dad has said that he can bury be in the back yard and i have been called every name you can think of and cussed at and etc....
i have been called stupid,retarded,dumb,and etc.....
i have mild mental retardation,adhd,limited fine motor skills,poor hand-eye coordination,communication disorder,deafness. i was born with my deafness, i have had this communication disorder my whole life so it is because of my delays and speech problems and i was diagnosed at 5 or 6 years old severely developmentally delayed.
by the way i am not a parent so anything i say, please be nice to me and don't be mad at me and i am 21 now and i turned 21 on october 21st and graduated from high school may 2004 and i have a job coach that helps me and reading books about disabilities will not help much and working with a child with special needs will teach you more and you can understand them better if you work with them and so i understand and i have a iq of 60.