ABSTRACT
Douglas is nine years old and goes on coming to therapy, twice a week, as faithfully during the third year as he did earlier. Together with Douglas's parents, the author has meetings regularly with the school staff. He is given minor tasks so that he can learn to see their beginning and their end. If he takes up a task and tries to do it entirely on his own, neither he nor the teachers know where it will end. They also say that he is often involved in conflicts with his classmates, who also have difficulties in relating to others. It has been ascertained that Douglas has severe reading and writing problems. It is important not to put him in a situation where he is doomed to fail. The personnel who work with Douglas on his after-school activities ask for the author's supervision. They are frightened of his rampages and want author's help on how to react to him.
