>> If I had a kid like that, I would put him on land that he could not escape, and let him know that is all God provided ... and put the rest in God's hands. If he asked for help, I would help. > Quoting: Anonymous Coward 694654 Well I am glad you don't have a kid 'like that' then. He wouldn't ask for help ever because mentally ill people rarely admit that they have a problem & never believe they need help.

Well, hunger does amazing things. If he is so helpless as to not do anything when he is starving, then why bother living? The whole point was to let him deal with nature, and work things out for himself. Nobody knows better than he how to meet his challenges. I NEVER saw anyone helped by shrinks, to the contrary.