Kids with Autism are Bullied 4.6 Times More Than Non-Autistic Peers

Kids with autism in mainstream classes may stand out more and become targets for bullies.

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 [...]

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