[eli5] Trying to teach to an autistic child why 4 – (-2) is 4 +2.

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Title. I know it goes like that, but as an non mathematician can’t explain it to him.

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The title is more of an example. Good answers, but I should’ve elaborated my problem.

I’m a teacher and me and my student know that -(-) is a +. But he stubbornly wants to know why that is so. I can give him the examples and he somewhat buys them, but is there some (eli5) mathematical reasoning that I can give him?

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