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Outlawed shocks kept autistic man calm, they say. Fran Bernstein wants what is best for her severely autistic, 48-year-old son. So do those operating the Chicago group home where Bradley Bernstein lives. But they disagree on what is the best way to respond when the stockily built Bradley begins a violent outburst.

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evelyna
March 10, 2007, 11:04 a.m.
So they can be trained like livestock? What happens when the violent outbursts hurt the other residents?
Some people are too big to handle and will unknowingly harm staff. Of course the hospitals and group homes fight so they do not have to pay for comp.
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Ciera-Marie
March 10, 2007, 11:58 a.m.
Dykstra was among those who agreed, decades ago, that shock treatments were appropriate. But when he took over the group homes and met the Bernsteins again, "it made no sense to me that this fellow was still being shocked, given his age and given all of the other remedies and approaches we now know about," he said.
Mom says jolt is tiny. How would she know if it was tiny? Did she shock herself?