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Most ASD kids will just go into complete shut down when they're emotional and loose their words completely, but he's trying, so still trying to deal, which is actually a really good thing. Try giving him cues to help him in these situations that only require a one or two word response i.e. You say, "Samuel feels...", Samuel says, "...angry/scared/etc." You say, "What made you feel angry/scared/etc", Samuel says, "it broke" hands up toy. KWIM? If he still can't find the words, you might need to offer him suggestions "Are you excited?" If this doesn't work it might be worth having picture cards he can point to so he can still get his message across.