Confrontation Strategies I never recommend physical confrontations, although they can work. I must admit, however, when my old pal Michael finally left my boat camp and the other kids continued to tease me, I retaliated by whipping them with wet towels which abruptly put an end to the teasing. I would not have dared to do this with Michael because I am sure he would have beat me up and escalated his reign of threats and humiliation. The simplest verbal confrontation is to tell the person to stop because it makes you angry and sad. Again this is a good place to start as it tests out whether the teaser is really just playing and can be sensitive to others.
Some kids enjoy making a game of teasing.
This strategy can only be used if the players are able to refrain from taking the jokes seriously and they understand each other well enough not to hurt each other s feelings. The main risk of using this strategy is knowing the teaser s limits. If children with AS memorize a couple of one-liners, they need to know their audience so they do not seriously offend someone who then escalates the conflict. Perhaps the most important confrontation strategy is to tell an adult who has the power to make the teaser stop. This is the strategy of choice when an AS child is being threatened with physical harm or is being constantly harassed.