Food deprivation, "painful but temporary" daily electric shocks, and rewards make up the unorthodox and highly controversial treatment for children's behavior problems at the one-of-a-kind Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton.

The centerpiece of the center's curriculum is aversion therapy, a series of punishments designed to change behavior through pain and penalty, so children learn to fix their bad behavior. Good behavior is rewarded with prizes and perks such as movie privileges and video games.