How can I make ds feel confident and not put himself down .
He has autism and learning difficulties he's in year 4 working at year 1 level. He never used to know this but he's now awear of it. He's always putting himself down and saying how stupid he is. That he's thick . The most stupid in his class etc etc.
I have tried telling him he's not stupid and hes fantastic. I tell him he's good at drawering , skating , riding his bike and he's do kind to others. Everyone loves him etc . But he just keeps saying he's stupid over and over.
Any ideas how I could build his confidence , make him feel better about himself. Mentioning things about well known people who have had struggles /sen/autism etc does not help as he has no understanding of this it means nothing at all .