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Observing Daniel’s facial features, including a thin, flat upper lip and small eye openings, it has been speculated that Daniel may suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome.<ref>https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15677-fetal-alcohol-syndrome</ref> However, this cannot be proven, and furthermore, it is way more likely that [[Daniel and health|genetic disorders]] from Daniel's parents passed onto him.   

When Daniel was a toddler, he was said to have been playmates with his neighbor's [[Dog Arc|dog]]. In one of his TikToks, Daniel describes himself as an “animal murderer,” describing how the dog impaled itself on a spiked fence while the two were playing.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@averagelarsonian/video/7196410748418018606</ref> While Daniel was obviously not the one who killed the animal, this can be thought of as a starting point for his violent tendencies, which would only worsen as he matured.       

 

In Daniel's childhood, he went camping. During this trip, he felt something large brush his leg. Daniel believed this to be Bigfoot. This belief stuck with him, even into adulthood.<ref>[[UCLA Arc]]</ref><gallery>

</gallery>Following his parents break-up{{Footnote|Daniel's parents, while in a relationship, were never married.}} in 2010, Daniel moved to Colorado with his mother. According to accounts from Daniel's mother, Travis supposedly saw his son as a “lost cause”, believing that his son would never improve or achieve anything significant in life.<ref>[[Elisabeth Shimer]]</ref> The decision to move was also influenced by Colorado's reputedly better mental and physical health support opposed to California's.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/139sc49/comment/jj419qs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Better physical care would also benefit Daniel's mother, who became wheelchair bound as a result of a decades-long battle with lupus.  {{Quote|I'm Danny's mom and yes we have moved here for the services. He doesn't just have autism he has severe bi polar and shizophrenic. He has beaten me and my mom... he has lied and has fantasies about so many things. He does not want to listen to authority...he is not famous but wants to beleive he is.he does what he wants and if you dont let him he gets violent..if you want more information contact me|author=Elisabeth <ref>https://daniellarson.wiki/index.php/File:Elisabeth_Comment_1.png</ref>}}

According to his mother, Daniel displayed severe signs of violent behavior at a young age, and was professionally diagnosed with [[Daniel and Mental Health|mental disabilities]] such as autism, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.<ref name=":4">[[:File:Elisabeth Final Comment.png|File:Elisabeth Final Comment.png]]</ref> This may be because his mother, and possibly his father, are likely mentally challenged to some extent, and those diseases passed onto their son. It is unknown what conditions they suffer from.{{collapse top|result=More of Young Daniel}}

Daniel's childhood was wrought with tenuous claims of neglect and alleged [[Pedophilia#Alleged Childhood Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]], which, if true, may have left him with childhood trauma which exacerbated his already chaotic behavior, and even more, contributing to his later [[Pedophilia|pedophilic tendencies]]. A health worker who claimed to have worked with Daniel claimed that he had a, "...history of child sexual abuse (to him and by him)," although what this means is unclear. It has not been confirmed if this person actually helped Daniel, leaving its validity questionable at best.<ref>[[:File:Daniel Sexual Abuse claims.png|File:Daniel Sexual Abuse claims.png]]</ref>   

At around age 11, Daniel was taken away from his mother by the State of Colorado due to neglect Daniel had allegedly faced at the hands of his mother, which both he and a later news report reaffirm.<ref name=":0">[[Rooftop Interview]]</ref> Given the state's actions, it is likely that Daniel was truthful regarding his later claims of neglect.   

Daniel's mother has alleged that [[Nancy Shimer]], Daniel's grandmother, as well as her adopted mother, spread lies about her abusing her son for unknown reasons.<ref name=":4" /> However, It is highly unlikely that Elisabeth was stable enough to take care of Daniel as she was wheelchair-bound, difficulty only added by Daniel’s destructive behavior. Due to her disability, Elisabeth eventually went into assisted living in 2015 when Daniel was around 16-17 years old.   

Daniel claims that he bounced between 10-15 foster homes in the years following the state's intervention.<ref name=":1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsAGVvnzbms&t=1298s</ref> This is evidenced by documents that the [[DDRC|Developmental Disabilities Resource Center]] (DDRC) sent to potential fosters families and host homes. These documents warns families that Daniel, "...has a history of [[7/11 incident|property damage]], [[Dog Arc|kicking animals]], [[August 29th Meltdown|self-injurious]] behavior, and verbally threatening or [[December 10th Incident|hitting providers]] when he's upset," which corroborates claims of him being extremely violent, even in childhood. One of the foster homes he would stay in was the [[Tennyson Center|Tennyson Center for Children]], an assisted living facility for schooling, rehabilitating, and assisting children with intellectual disabilities or youth who faced neglect, abuse, and other mistreatment. At this school, he met his mentor, [[Bob Proctor]], via a reading buddy program where they played board games and read books.<ref>[[Spiddlekick Interview]]</ref> After the program concluded, Daniel and Bob still remained close.

Eventually, his grandmother, [[Nancy Shimer]], was eventually granted legal guardianship of him following a long custody battle.   

Despite her kinder treatment of Daniel, Nancy was known to be enabling of his bad habits. When Daniel a toddler, Nancy was said to have rewarded him with M&M's after he had drawn on the walls of her home.{{Citation Needed}} Because of this enabling, Elisabeth and Travis tried to gain custody of their son, beleiving that Nancy would not raise their son correctly. Despite their collective efforts, the both ultimately failed. When Travis tried to file for custody of Daniel, Nancy opposed it, claiming that Daniel, "didn't even know his father," raising serious doubts and questions about their relationship. Due to the hostile accusations hurled during the custody disputes, Travis grew to despise Nancy, allegedly calling her a "bitch," and claiming that the only reason she had custody of Daniel was due to her greater financial situation.<ref>[[Spiddlekick Interview]]</ref> Unlike Travis, Elisabeth was eventually given visitation rights to see Daniel once more.     

Throughout his childhood, Daniel was almost exclusively referred as 'Danny.' He was even called this in his high school yearbook and in the news report he was featured in. According to his classmates, Daniel was a very violent person, even in class. One of his classmates refers to a time in which Daniel threw a chair at a window which resulted in a light fixture being knocked down.<ref>[[Canned Legs Leaks]]</ref>  

According to this same classmate, Daniel had a habit of running in the hallways in an attempt to evade staff. Due to his troubled behavior, Daniel was assigned a guardian who followed him throughout the entire school day.<ref>[[Katie Elise]]</ref> When questioned about this, he asserted that it wasn't due to his lack of trustworthiness, but rather because of the positive relationship he had with his teachers.<ref>[[Spiddlekick Interview]]</ref>  

Just like his childhood, his time in school was wrought with alleged claims of mistreatment and bullying. Daniel claimed that the Tennyson Center was a, "...very violent place."<ref>[[Spiddlekick Interview]]</ref> According to Daniel, the Tennyson Center had a brick room only lit up by a single window, dubbed the 'Timeout Room.' Daniel claimed to have been placed in this room on several occasions for behavior such as excessive crying and not cooperating with teachers. Other students would be physically restrained due to violent behavior, however, this seems to have never happened to Daniel.  

This is important, especially considering the less than positive reputation of the Tennyson Center. Many past students and attendants of their programs claim to have been abused while attending, which is further corroborated by the fact that the Tennyson Centers residential living program (which Daniel attended a s Child) would eventually shut down following the death of an 11-year-old boy under the facilities care. There were also several documented instances of sexual misconduct between children, runaways, drug overdoses, and children harming themselves.<ref>https://coloradosun.com/2021/03/23/tennyson-center-residential-program/</ref> It is likely that Daniel may have faced the same mistreatment as other students have claimed, but this is unclear.