Two-Thirds of Kids With Autism Have Been Bullied: Study

FRIDAY, Mar 30 (HealthDay News) — Nearly two-thirds of
American children with autism have been bullied during some indicate in their
lives, and these kids are bullied 3 times some-more mostly than their
siblings though autism, a new consult finds.

Bullying occurs in each class though is misfortune in grades 5 through
eight, with 42 percent to 49 percent of students with autism spectrum
disorders in those grades bullied, according to a consult of scarcely 1,200
parents of children with autism aged 6 to 15.

The Interactive Autism Network (IAN), a devise of a Kennedy Krieger
Institute, conducted a survey.

“These consult formula uncover a obligatory need to boost awareness,
influence propagandize policies and yield families and children with effective
strategies for traffic with bullying,” Paul Law, executive of a IAN
Project, pronounced in an hospital news release.

Children with autism, a developmental diso...