Editing Adam Lanza (section)

===Childhood===
[[File:Lanza 2920473b.jpg|thumb|186x186px|Adam and his father.|left|link=Special:FilePath/Lanza_2920473b.jpg]]

Adam Lanza was born on April 22, 1992 of Italian descent. He didn’t speak until he was three years old, and always understood many more words than he could muster. He showed so much hypersensitivity to physical touch that tags had to be removed from his clothing.

[[File:Lanzax.jpg|thumb|299x299px|Adam's 6th grade yearbook photo |link=Special:FilePath/Lanzax.jpg]]
In preschool and at Sandy Hook, where he was a student until the beginning of sixth grade, he sometimes smelled things that weren’t there and washed his hands excessively. Due to this, his doctor diagnosed him with Sensory Processing Disorder.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Health/newtown-shooter-adam-lanza-sensory-processing-disorder-controversial/story?id=18532645 Newtown Shooter Lanza Had Sensory Processing Disorder], ''ABC News''</ref>

Adam underwent speech therapy and occupational therapy in kindergarten as well as first grade. Throughout his schooling years, Adam had an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP)  to accommodate his special needs. Still, photos show him looking enthusiastic and cheerful. According to Adam's father, Peter, Adam loved Sandy Hook Elementary, stating ''"As he was growing older, how much he had liked being a little kid."''. Adam’s brother, Ryan, four years older and now a tax accountant in New York, used to joke about how close Peter and Adam were, as they’d spend hours playing with Legos in the basement and making up stories for the towns they built. Adam even created his own board games. ''"Always thinking differently"'', Peter said, "''Just a normal little weird kid".''