There are about 12 other children in there with different types of delays. I think this class is causing more harm than good. They treat it more as if it is intentional and try to discipline her, which is not working. If you could offer any information on what we can try, I would deeply appreciate it. I cannot offer any direct therapeutic ideas on how to help your daughter with being distracted and how to deal with or control her behavior.
Every child is different and requires professional intervention.
I believe that children pinch, bite, hit, scratch, etc. because there sensory system is not receiving enough information or it is receiving too much information. Environmental factors, as you know, influence the amount of information that can bombard a child. A sensory diet can help a child with their acting out behavior because you are teaching them self-regulating techniques. It explains the sensory diet very well and helps provide some ideas for behavior. It can be detrimental to a child who has SID to be treated as if they are intentionally behaving the way they are.