Ok I will admit if it wasn't a problem it would be funny. Sometimes you just have to laugh... of course the problem is if he is still doing it you don't want to laugh. I assume that you explained what the word means you could try reading him the story the boy who cried wolf which explains why we only use certain words at certain times. You could try giving him an alternate word. if nither of those work then he might be doing it just to get attention and you might have to ignore it until he latches on to something else.

A new thing my son has started doing is smelling me. I do not work, I stay home with him all day except when he is at school. When his father comes home from work I usually leave and go to the store or get the mail for about 15-30 minutes(break time for me.) Every time I come back home he runs over to me and gives me a big hug and starts to smell me. I believe he can not express in words that he missed me so he uses his senses to communicate it with me. I feel so loved by him when he does this. Maybe your child missed you so much but could not express it in words. What a beautiful thing in my eyes : )

Well if he was swearing, I would say totally ignore it because any attention (positive or negative) will make it worse every time you give a reaction. I can understand where this is somewhat different but I think I'd still say ignoring it is your best option. I guess you could try doing a "swear jar" type thing. After all if someone was touching him inappropriately there are plenty of other words he could use to tell you so I don't think making it off limits would be terrible either.

@A MyAutismTeam Member Finding the humor must be the answer!!! I felt good when I laughed about it. I felt angry when I was embarrassed or upset by it. Our bodies are always telling us through our emotions what the right answers are, we just need to listen!!! That tampon story is hilarious, I was laughing at loud literally.

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@Christywoolen that story is classic! ASD or not, every child has said or done something embarassing to their parents in a store or other public place. Just ignore the stares and get on with you tasks. Without going into too much detail, i am not ASD and embarrassed my mother in the store one time at the age of 4 by insisting to an older gentleman that the sticks of chalk were supposed to shoved up inside your peepee (i must have seen my mother use a tampon or something).