The problem: A child in my infant class, who is undergoing assessment for autism, is becoming more and more violent. He has taken to slapping people across the face if he comes across something he does not like. In the past month, he has physically attacked me on three separate occasions during lessons. He does have an odd perspective on the world sometimes, and the slapping and hitting is always justified in his eyes. My headteacher is reluctant to give him sanctions due to his “lack of understanding”. Today he hit me on my arm and threw a sharp pencil hard at my face, all because he did not want to write