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Autism And Bullying Essay

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The topic I chose to write about is autism and what people with autism feel when they get bullied. I chose this topic since I wanted to know more such as what are the effects that happen when a kid with autism get bullied at school and because I used to bully someone with autism and I want to know what they go through.. It is important for teachers as well as students to intervene when a kid with autism is getting bullied. This relates to Grandin's chapter because she had autism and had some of the difficulties I will be talking about.

Autism is a disorder that make it difficult to communicate. (Combating Bullying) “Autism is when someone has ongoing social problems, repetitive behavior, limited interest.” One of the socializing problems is that they may misunderstand phrases such as if someone says a joke and they say “get out of here” can mean to them to actually get away from …show more content…

( What is Autism?) More than 40% percent of kids with autism admitted to there parents of getting bullied. My friends and I used to bully one of my peers with autism, I wanted to feel like I was strong by bullying him but really I was hurting that kid until one day I didn't show up to school and that day my friends got him so upset that he got a meltdown. After that we all had a parents with our parents to reflect and after that meeting I was able to see how I was taking advantage of someone because of their disabilities. I later gave an apology for all the hard times my friends and I made him go through. Now I know that's not the way to treat someone with disabilities and that we should intervene since we would want someone to intervene for us. In order to stop bullying there must be close supervision in the cafeteria, school bus, playground, etc.(What is Autism?) “ Most children with autism have said to gotten bullied in places such as school buses, walking from/to school, cafeteria, playground, and

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