| Do you have a child with autism and you have | | | | This is repeated over and over again. As a parent |
| experienced there may be bullying going on in the | | | | or caregiver, if, you know your child with autism |
| classroom of your child, neighborhood, with other | | | | has experienced being bullied, you want to be |
| peers or even within family members that have | | | | wise, 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 create | | | | person(s) who is doing the bullying. You may want |
| more severe problems later in life, if it is not | | | | to go to the parent or the school counselor and |
| corrected. Have you felt because your child has | | | | have a discussion and confront the issue. |
| the disorder of autism, your child might be bullied | | | | Take 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 or | | | | kind of treatment for your child,. It must be |
| experience that a child has been bullied who has | | | | halted 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 the | | | | autism, has experienced. |
| definition of bullying, which could also be classified | | | | You 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 child | | | | which bullying carries and displays. |
| - Making fun of your child, because he or she is | | | | Teach your child the best you know how, to |
| different | | | | express the truth to you, if you suspect there is |
| - Shoving, pushing, punching, pulling hair, taking | | | | bullying 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 them | | | | take 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-esteem | | | | who is doing it. |
| Bullying, is basically, when your child with the | | | | Let your child know who has autism and is has |
| disorder of autism has experienced hurts that | | | | experienced the bullying, that he or she need not |
| come from threats, scares, that someone else | | | | feel guilty, you love them unconditionally and are |
| has done on purpose, by knowing that person is | | | | there to help your child. |
| unable to defend himself or herself. | | | | |