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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I think you handled it wonderfully and you sound like a kind and empathetic person.

Unless you know for sure that the child has a disability, and know what language to use, I would stick with what you said, along with general language about how we are all different, and with being inclusive and kind.

I do agree that it is helpful to share information about differences. My son has a milder disability and needs one very visible accommodation. We always asked the teachers to explain why to the kids in his class at the beginning of the year because DC didn't want to field questions.

There are other kids in DC's school with a range of disabilities. Once we knew what those were, we explained to him the effects. He had started to complain that Johnny was annoying but stopped when I explained that Johnny has autism and that makes it hard for him to:  ____, and here's what you can do: _____. It really helped, but I wouldn't have done that if I didn't know for sure that Johnny did have autism.[/quote]

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