# Would male adolescents prone to rage fits respond to beatings as discipline?

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**Created:** [December 16, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-male-adolescents-prone-to-rage-fits-respond-to-beatings-as-discipline/644189 "2012-12-16T16:21:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-male-adolescents-prone-to-rage-fits-respond-to-beatings-as-discipline/644189/29 "2012-12-17T04:43:35Z")

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Nope, I have a daughter on the autism spectrum (whatever that means).

She has a very high pain tolerance. Whatever way she is wired, if you spank her, she will just turn it into a game in the future. As in deliberately misbehave and asked to be spanked.

I’ve only spanked her a couple of times her whole life. For getting into life threatening situations, and for hair pulling of her twin. I learned real quick that spanking had an adverse effect.

Shouting/losing temper is not a good solution either. Have to be Mr. Spock and be extremely level and measured. My daughter hasn’t scratched for years, but a couple of weeks ago she drew serious blood from my face, and I didn’t react. Reacting reinforces the behavior.

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