Kip Kinkel Psychology

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Kip Kinkel intelligence was challenged. The Kinkel’s decided to hold Kip back in first grade because he lacked maturity and had a slow emotional and physical development. Kristian stated in the film that Kip would get his E and 3 mixed up creating difficulties for himself and disappointment to his parents. Which later resulted in negative choices.
He qualified for special education classes in third grade and diagnosed with a learning disability, Dyslexia. Kip started to act out. In 7th grade he and some friends ordered Bomb books to school to learn how to build bombs. His parents got him a computer and later showed he was watching porn. In 8th grade he was caught stealing CDs out a store. Kip finally caught he first felony by throwing rocks

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