Two-Thirds of Kids With Autism Have Been Bullied: Study
Middle school typically the worst time for being picked on, researchers say.
Nearly two-thirds of American children with autism have been bullied at some point in their lives, and these kids are bullied three times more often than their siblings without autism, a new survey finds.
Bullying occurs in every grade but is worst in grades five through eight, with 42 percent to 49 percent of students with autism spectrum disorders in those grades bullied, according to a survey of nearly 1,200 parents of children with autism aged 6 to 15.
The Interactive Autism Network (IAN), a project of the Kennedy Krieger Institute, conducted the survey.
“These survey results show the urgent need to increase awareness, influence school policies and provide