| Here is a potentially typical day in the life of an autistic | | | | chest if he keeps his hands to himself at recess. He |
| child with a form of autism spectrum disorder. | | | | expresses great interests in earning these prizes, but |
| Every day at recess a third grader named Bill has | | | | nevertheless, each day he returns from recess |
| challenges controlling himself. He hits, pushes, kicks and | | | | frustrated that once again he had some physical |
| argues with the other students. When confronted | | | | altercation and did not earn the prize. |
| about his behavior, he gets more angry, yelling at | | | | When the principal explains that he will be punished for |
| teachers or runs away from them. | | | | his behavior and lose recess the next day, his upset |
| His teacher tries to help him by offering him a special | | | | escalates and he stays angry for hours, yelling and |
| prize each day from a special classroom treasure | | | | screaming or trying to run away. |