“You’re a young mother at the playground with your 3-year-old son. The other mothers are engaged in relaxed conversation, but you’re on edge. You know your son is ‘inflexible,’ and at any moment could go from happily playing to a tantrum. Sure enough, as you try to join in the group, you see him getting upset because his toy car is stuck. You rush over to calm him, but his crying escalates. As the other children and mothers turn to look, you go from embarrassment to rage. You yell at your son to cut it out. This only makes him scream more. Finally, you grab him, your bag, and his toys and run to your car, where you collapse in tears of helplessness.” (06/30/08)