Dear Saul,

     I'm glad that you like the video ideas!  Thanks for your thoughts.  Now, I want to know if you could advise me on something a little different.

     I have a student with disabilities in one of my classes.  She has autism and refuses to sit down in the middle of class.  She is constantly out of her seat and singing to herself.  When I try to address her, she is rarely engaged, barely able to comprehend my words.

     Her IEP doesn't address these issues explicitly and I'm not sure how to manage her behavior.  I know that the IEPs are updated each year, but parents can actually wave the process if they so desire.  I sure hope that we are able to adapt it soon, so that the rest of her teachers and I can be on the same page concerning behavioral issues.

     Do you have any ideas of how I could help her focus, so that I don't have to waste good teaching time trying to focus this student?

                                                                                                                Much love,
                                                                                                                          Sara