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[quote=Anonymous][quote] And add to that, this year I have a kid in the group who masturbates while in the group. I'm not being crass. This has actually happened to me in a first grade room. Or maybe I have the kid who howls like a wolf the whole time unless I sit next to him with my hand on his shoulder. Or maybe I have the kid who has extreme adhd and now needs his own group.

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And, this is what people don't understand makes teaching so difficult.  Haven't taught in years, but I had those kids, too.  So, it is not just today.  However, all the other demands on teachers today magnify these issues.

I only taught one of the first one you listed.  It was a real challenge.  I kept giving him things to hold in order to distract him--but, nothing worked well.  It was ALL the time.  This was years ago--thanks for reminding me?  It brought back the vision to my mind.  I hadn't thought about him in a long time.

The kid I taught who howled was autistic.  It was an extremely sad case.  Hand on the shoulder did not help.  It was hard to predict what would set him off--sensory overload, I guess.  He was pretty sad when he was not screaming, too.  No eye contact--that type of thing.  But, the howling affected the whole class.This was not a borderline case and it was also a long time ago.  Much progress has been made in this field since then.  But, I'm sure it is still very difficult for a classroom teacher--not to mention the child.[/quote]

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