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[quote=Anonymous]Telling a kid, "Don't worry about it" is really unhelpful because it minimizes their feelings. And how do you know that the child who said the mean comment was in the autism program? Regardless, you could talk to your child about impulse control -- the ability to "stop and think" -- and how everyone develops that skill at different times. I've explained to my kids that, for example, no 2 year old has impulse control and no one expects them to. Then, over the years, people develop the ability to remember to keep mean thoughts inside their heads, but different people develop that skill at different times. Point out a skill that your child is still developing, or a skill that she's mastered now, but didn't have a few months ago. But still talk about how the mean comment made her feel, validate her feelings around that, and give her tools for dealing with it next time (like pp have said, "That hurts my feelings!")[/quote]
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