Autistic kids targeted by bullies
UNPOPULAR, alone and unable to understand body language … autistic children are such an easy target for bullies.
A recent survey of 400 autistic children showed 90% had been bullied in the previous year – four times the rate of other children.
Professor Tony Attwood, clinical psychologist and leading author in the field, said autistic children often could not avoid becoming targets.
He says the real solution to the problem lies in educating schools, empowering other children to help and stopping the bullies themselves.
“We say that both parties are in need of rescuing,” Prof Attwood said.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.