What works with challenging children?

David Bardsley writes a wonderful column today here. Misdiagnosed by all of the "helping professions" from age six, when he was seen as a behavior problem in school, until age twenty-six, when he was correctly diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, his parents decided that they knew their child better than any of the experts. The parents decided to give him "unyielding support, relentless encouragement, uncompromising love, and vigorous physical activity." He is now a surgeon. Read the whole thing!