No way! I wouldn’t let any child watch this.

Aspbergers and ADHD…..yeah, I might let him. Those are not psychotic mental health issues….and even magical thinking may be just immaturity.

Its not the best thing, but if he is a teenager, its kinda normal for him to want to watch that kind of junk. If he has a history of acting out things he has seen then I would not want to let him watch it.The more you freak out over it, the more powerful the attraction to the movie he will have. I would also consult the social worker who placed him with that foster parent to see if she can offer some balance on what is appropriate before it becomes a feud that won’t help any of you. Also, he probably has a psychiatrist who would be best able to decide in for this child.

As far as I am concerned, allowing ANYONE to watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre I, II, III ad infinitum, ad nauseam is tatamount to soul MURDER and child abuse. My advice? Kill your television. The fact that you would even begin to have to ask this question horrifies me, disturbs me and disgusts me, and I KNOW it isn’t you. How dare you or anyone else even think about taking an innocent, sensitive child with problems and exposing him to this kind of and level of horror and filth? Is there NO ONE in this country with a brain in their bloody head about what is good for and how to raise healthy human beings in the first place? Yeah. Take a child on the autism spectrum with terrible impulse control issues, and no concept of reality and show him that somewhere, someone thought it was okay and even fun to murder people with chainsaws. Please stop being a parent. Please report his step-mother to the authorities. She’s as unfit as unfit could ever be. If I were a judge, I’d remove this child from the home immediately! This is wrong. It’s abusive. It’s negligent. It’s stupid and evil, and so are you. Please remove your head from its hole. How’s that for some input, baby?

My typically developing 17 year old son has not seen this movie! Kids who do not develop in the usual way can still be negatively affected by horror and violence. I would wonder exactly the purpose for showing this type of movie, is it simply because she “can” allow it that she is?

I know a lot of kids who can watch things like that.

I wouldn’t let ANY child watch that movie or anything like it. WE have enough violence in our culture.

Well considering this is based on a true story…I would not let him watch

14…maaaaybe. I’d probably have a long conversation with the boy first. Make sure he can differentiate film from reality.

Does he have the insight to leave the room/turn off the TV if he becomes afraid?

Does he tend to imitate other films he has seen (does he pretend to be a wizard after watching Harry Potter?)

I wouldn’t focus on the Asperger’s/ADHD as much as his maturity. Is he as mature as other boys in his age group?

Keep in mind that if you cause a commotion over this film, he will probably be drawn even more strongly to it.

ABSOLUTELY NOT! Children with these diagnoses are easily influenced. Stick to your word!

I wouldn’t let ANY child watch that. Violence is not good for kids.