Do Children With Autism Experience Bullying?

Do you have a child with autism and you haveThis is repeated over and over again. As a parent
experienced there may be bullying going on in theor caregiver, if, you know your child with autism
classroom of your child, neighborhood, with otherhas experienced being bullied, you want to be
peers or even within family members that havewise, find out who it is that is doing the bullying
affected your child?and go to the source of who is in charge of the
Bullying is a serious problem and it can createperson(s) who is doing the bullying. You may want
more severe problems later in life, if it is notto go to the parent or the school counselor and
corrected. Have you felt because your child hashave a discussion and confront the issue.
the disorder of autism, your child might be bulliedTake steps to have the bullying stopped and let it
without you knowing it or being aware of it?be known, you will not experience or tolerate this
It is an uncomfortable feeling to know orkind of treatment for your child,. It must be
experience that a child has been bullied who hashalted and stopped immediately. It is imperative to
autism, especially when it is your own child.take a stand and stop the bullying your child with
The signs or clues to watch for according to theautism, has experienced.
definition of bullying, which could also be classifiedYou must stop bullying now, that comes from
as abuse, are:other people, to eliminate the negative results
- Getting certain people to gang up on your childwhich bullying carries and displays.
- Making fun of your child, because he or she isTeach your child the best you know how, to
differentexpress the truth to you, if you suspect there is
- Shoving, pushing, punching, pulling hair, takingbullying going on. Let your child know, that you
caps or other items of clothes and hiding them,can be trusted with the information and you will
throwing them or destroying themtake action and investigate the issue, that the
- Teasing your child, by calling your child names,there will be results to stop the bullying or find out
which are intimidating and cause low self-esteemwho is doing it.
Bullying, is basically, when your child with theLet your child know who has autism and is has
disorder of autism has experienced hurts thatexperienced the bullying, that he or she need not
come from threats, scares, that someone elsefeel guilty, you love them unconditionally and are
has done on purpose, by knowing that person isthere to help your child.
unable to defend himself or herself.