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This article discusses the experience of an intercultural sharing workshop entitled “Telling Stories in Different Languages” (“Conter en langues”) for four children aged six to ten years from different ethnic groups. Each of them presents autistic traits associated with behavior disorders. We discuss the importance of developing a cross-cultural professional practice in order to better accommodate the expressions and archaic violence of these young people and to maintain a flexible framework without losing its socio-therapeutic potential. In this lived experience, we highlight the importance of telling stories in Kanak, Wallisian, and French as a function of an intercultural “holding,” a vector for transforming their violence.