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Two kids in my 11yo aspie son's writing class are extremely irritating. One shouts "ooooh! ooooh!" when answering a question and the other talks constantly about girls being superior to boys.

He now brings an index card which he entitled: My Official Marking Paper. On this he tallys each time a kid is terribly irritating. For every two marks, I gve an extra minute of computer time. He got 4 minutes last class. Now he has something to do with his emotions rather than spend 1/2 the class standing outside.

Just gotta share this. Don't know if it has application to any of you.

Terrific idea, so glad it's working for you! Can I also say how much I love the title "Official Marking Paper!" Your son sounds lovely.

What an interesting idea!

Great idea! I'll have to remember that one! My DS has one kiddo in his class that he has a really tough time getting along with. This might be a good tactic to use to help take some of the frustration out of their interactions.

Good Bombaloo. Obviously makre sure he can keep it low key.

That is a great solution!

Love this idea!

That is a great idea. How did you get him to do it? We have tried journals, all types of things for my son to try and get out the emotions when he finds things people do and say annoying. Right now, his favorite is to mimic people when he finds them annoying. He does manage to keep it on the quiet side, but they can still hear him, especially when he doesn't do it once. We have told him if he doesn't stop mimicing people, he is going to do it to the wrong person and get punched in the face one day. I will mention this idea to him. He will probably give me a list of reasons on why this will never work for him. Although, I love the idea.

I don't know what might help so I'll just throw some thoughts out. Your son needs to buy into it obviously. The simplicity of our idea is highly attractive. An index card out of a pocket within reach. Tally marks - much more simple than journal entries. Plus earned computer time.

I have tried to supply him things to distract him or reduce stress - like gum and stress toys. They just don't help any. Maybe he's sick of having me try him those types of things and he thought he'd try the tally card b/c at least it offeres something he really wants - added computer time.

Maybe you can approach him by saying, "Here's an idea that works for some kids. Do you have any suggestions of what might work for you?"

And, BTW, post his ideas here!