Ben had a tough time getting started today. He came late and asked if he could have a few minutes to get ready. I said sure. He worked on Legos while he played a video. Then I asked him to do some math with me. He complained he couldn't understand my writing. I told Ben he needs to be pushed out of his comfort zone in order to grow - we can't stay in the same box we're in every day or we will never develop. He got upset with me and said it's his stage of development and he needs to have math class at a later time in the day so he can focus. We did ONE problem today in our 45 minute period. He said the problems were too messy and he couldn't see. So I erased them. Then he said he didn't know how to multiply -2*1. I kept pressing him to try but it was like pulling teeth. I told him tomorrow we have the class period before lunch and I expect him to be in a better state of mind so we can have some productivity.