Christopher was having a good day on the playground at recess. A classmate irritated him when tag was over and he did not want to sit in the lunchroom with him. He was encouraged to sit with a friend that he enjoys talking with and reminded that he can ignore the undesirable behavior from the classmate. Chris did just that. He would make eye contact with me when something triggered him. With a gentle nod, smile or thumbs up, Chris was able to pause and not respond. During our pow-wow after lunch, he was quite happy with himself that he made good choices but still was aggravated that he had to deal with the annoying behaviors.