News for the Special Education Community
by Catherine Pearson - Much research probing the link between bullying and mental health has focused on how being bullied contributes to the development of issues like anxiety and depression. But a new study suggests the relationship goes both ways, finding that boys and girls with mental health disorders are three times more likely to [...]
by Anahad O’Connor – Connie Anderson didn’t know what was bothering her 17-year-old son, a Baltimore-area high school senior with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. He was usually a diligent student, but his grades began to plummet. “He was starting to go downhill fast,” Ms. Anderson said. “His grades were crashing, and he wasn’t [...]
A new column about bullying on the website Autism After 16 has touched a nerve with readers. In the essay, “Eyes Wide Open,” writer Julie van der Poel shares the story of her autistic son’s experience as a victim of violence. Readers have been quick to respond with their own accounts of autistic children and [...]
