Personally I have a problem with kids getting diagnosed as autistic. I PERSONALLY think that many times they are only BRATS, and need their butts busted SEVERAL TIMES!
I hear you, brother! A good slap accross the face, never harmed us when we were young, having done something stupid. Why would it hurt the current generation of kids?
Overhere, they'd immediately call the authorities on you (on their own cell phones, young as they are) and you'd be in severe trouble! You wouldn't believe how many parents nowadays are actually taken hostage by their kids, doing their bidding...
Ending rant now!