According to Novia, Adam’s mother, Nancy, was at a loss as to how to help her son. “She was failing at bringing him out of his little world,” Novia said. "We connected right away," LaFontaine said. Marvin LaFontaine: “Those Kids Were Everything” to Nancy Lanza A friend of Nancy Lanza, LaFontaine remembers how Adam Lanza learned to shoot, noticing “a weirdness” about the young boy and how dedicated Nancy was to her children. New Report: Adam Lanza “Did Not Just ‘Snap'” A new report details the many red flags and missed opportunities in Newtown shooter Adam Lanza’s childhood. Adam Lanza’s Pediatric Records Reveal Growing Anxiety In September of his eighth-grade year, Adam Lanza was wracked by anxiety, his mother told doctors. Raising Adam Lanza In the wake of the mass killings at Sandy Hook, FRONTLINE looks for answers to the elusive question: who was Adam Lanza? But they offer some insight into her life, for the first time, in her own words. Adam Lanza’s Father Speaks For the first time, Peter Lanza has spoken publicly about his relationship with his troubled son. Who was Adam Lanza and what was the nature of his relationship with his mother? “There Was A Weirdness” About Young Adam Lanza As a child, Adam got upset when others gave him a high-five or a pat on the back.
– Frontline aired Part One of its special on Adam Lanza last night, and the tech club adviser who befriended Lanza said in an interview that the teen "had episodes" in which "he would completely withdraw." Richard Novia recounts one overnight trip when Lanza had such an episode: "He completely withdraws from the social activity that you’re involved with," Novia explains. "Will not communicate. Adam, what’s going on? No answer." It got so bad that Novia called mom Nancy Lanza to pick her son up. Novia thinks the episodes were triggered by any change from routine or "excitement." Crowds also put Lanza on edge, Novia recalls, and he tried to avoid them in the halls, which sometimes meant waiting til they passed and being late for class. But did Novia think Lanza was headed toward violence? "No. Not at that time," he says. "Not at that time he was not." Novia confirms that Lanza did, however, enjoy violent video games; he says Lanza's favorite was World of Warcraft. Frontline also obtained copies of emails Nancy Lanza sent to a close friend, including one in which she talks about her Green Beret brother teaching her how to defend herself.