Mrs. A
My SID DS8 has problems in the cafeteria as well. Pretty much the same thing...in fact in many situations that involve lots of lights, talking, extra kids he gets set off and then acts so annoying that even his friends don't want to sit near him. Last year his third grade teacher came up with one solution that helped him quite a bit. If he was able to keep his wild behavior out of the classroom and off the recess field he was allowed to choose one friend and eat in the teachers area. This helped the other kids be more accepting of his behavior and also helped him learn to self monitor his behavior better. This option occured every day for the first half of the year then she stretched it so he had to go two days before getting the "reward" lunch in the teacher's area. This was tough since the cafeteria days still set him off...but he has learned a bit more tolerance and this year he eats in the cafeteria everyday although he still is more likely too act up at lunch than any other time.
