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If they are painless they are of no use. You have to get someones attention first, then restrain them. Most schools do not have a shrink standing around waiting for one of these kids to go nuts. I know of a child, who it was decided that he needed to be removed from the class room when he went into orbit. One of the feel gooders decided that he needed to be put in a room by himself until he calmed down. They don't build padded rooms in most elementary schools. So, the teachers restroom was chosen as the best place to stick him (the teachers seldom have time to use it anyway). This room is a tiled room with the usuall commercial fixtures in it. After the darling boys confinement in there for thirty min. the school system had to pay $4500 to repair the dammages. This terrorist was back in the class room the next day.

If they are painless they are of no use.

I've never seen somebody so absolutely terrorized by eight-year-old children.

I hope you only deal with them with adult supervision.

Look out! There's an eight year old behind you right now!

Pain does not get the attention of these kids.
My son is almost impervous to pain. Spanking does nothing but make him feel small and guilty for things he cannot control. These are frustrated kids in the first place. What does work on Autism is removal from the situation that caused the problem and resetting them and teaching them coping mechinisms that they can use on their own. An 8 year old Autistic child may not have these skills. Some do not have the ability to learn them. I'll be willing to bet the child you referenced is not Autistic.