Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student panics when she has to do group work Last year, when I was a paraprofessional, I worked with a middle school student who has autism in a general education classroom. Every time she has to do a group assignment, she starts to cry and sometimes gets out of her seat to go to the back of her room. I tried calming her down by saying "It's ok. I know you don't like to work in groups, but I will be right next to you. You can do it." Also, I tried waiting 5 minutes for her to calm down before trying again for her to work with her group. What else could I have tried? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Instead of making her do groupwork whenever there is groupwork, it may be a good idea to allow her to work independently if the work can be completed that way. More importantly, always letting her know beforehand that there will be groupwork will also allow her the time to prepare mentally for the task!