How to manage unruly student who is ruining team

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by BulldozerChick

... we recently took on a new student who "has no working memory" is how his mom put it. At the time, I hadn't understood it as a warning. I accept and embrace neurological diversity. But this kid has been SUCH a disruption...

Ask the mom how she deals with him. See if she can give you hints on how to redirect him into something less disruptive.

Maybe you can find him a "buddy" who doesn't mind the chatter and can give him constant reminders on what the immediate task is and how to get it done. That would probably result in the two of them together doing much less work than any other single person, but it might be preferable to throwing the kid off the team.