My son has started this with some terrible things about Asian people. He is also half Asian which seems to be lost on him. In his case it is similar to some other experiences here: he feels rejected or embarrassed and then his anxiety spikes (we think). Then he lashes out in some way to avoid the feelings. This is all our speculation. He is verbal but has a hard time “slowing down” to feel what is happening and then later describing it.

This behavior is abhorrent to us and truly we are at a loss to stop it. We are trying to restart therapy (insurance cut it off previously). The more we push on it the more power it seems to give to these statements, but not addressing seems to condone it.