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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would want you to tell me if my child was saying things like this. [b]Kids are stupid - and cruel[/b]. I would want to correct and teach my child if she was being heartless.

In my opinion, it's for lack of understanding. As a parent of a NT child, please let me know if you witness this. [/quote]

Often their lack of tact is just kids being kids. 99.9% of kids are not stupid or cruel. Kids tend to be very direct and say what they see. They don't have the life experience to put what they see into context or to know all the adult rules of political correctness or not putting their foot in their mouth. I have a disability and kids comment on it all the time, not because they are stupid or cruel but because they are curious, and often think out loud. I don't mind it as I think the innocence f a child and their well intentioned curiosity and questions are far more natural than the adults who just look away or move away or create an awkward tension or give me pity/sympathy.

OP - I wouldn't lecture, just teach. Something like, "I heard you say he looks weird, weird is kind of another word for different and he is different because he has x and that means sometimes he said or does things in a different way then way than you. He does lots of things the same way as you though too like....  A teachable moment will get you farther in terms of inclusion than a lecture. Analogies often work well. This series on autism on the MOM -NOS blog is a good example. [url]http://momnos.blogspot.ca/2010/03/on-being-hair-dryer-kid-in-toaster.html[/url][/quote]

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