Our autistic son is being BULLIED 

But why keep having kids if they are going to come out Autistic???? ITS A REAL QUESTION AT SOME POINT You already know their life will be a little harder that Neuro typical people……

Bullying in general should stop

My grandson was diagnosed with Autism at 3 and been in therapy since. He was bullied and was pushed around talked about and bullied about his clothes!! Las Vegas is not supportive much in schools but my daughter stayed on the schools and went through the whole process with the principal and made sure the family of the bully was notified!! Kids with autism have so much love they don’t like angry people!

Sweet fam, I'm still bullied at 48 for being highly sensitive. I worked with high functioning autistic grade school kids, and they were some of the most wonderful kids I've known. They just see life through a different keyhole. I think it's egregious that human beings can be so mean. I pray Matthew finds his groove up and away from the cruel kids. Teachers and parents need to educate kids on autistic and special needs children. We need a more understanding world.

I HATE bullies! It's interesting that those same characteristics are the same for children who are advanced. They get bored quickly in school. I live in Texas and you are exactly right! 🙏🏾

Please keep advocating for your children ❤

You and your wife are AMAZING PARENTS. Unfortunately, you are right in that some sort of bullying will be experienced by most of us - regardless how inexcusable it is. As a person who was bullied from middle to high school, please make sure your son knows he is loved and that the person bullying him is really insecure with him/herself.

I’ll be praying that the situation changes. God has got your son❤️

Matthew is fortunate to have so much support from his parents. ❤❤ Texas is a world all of its own. 😢

I’m in DC and my son is 9. He’s been evaluated twice but never a diagnosed as autism. However he was diagnosed as having delays since age 4. By law in DC he has an IEP and was provided all of the services needed as well as accommodations. His personality is such that he will not fight or argue. He will cry and get upset. My son does not have behavioral issues, but he does have the social issues sometimes. The lack of support that you spoke of is the reason I won’t move although I want to. I am afraid that my son will not receive the support he needs in other places. I agree with you about the bullying. I have conversations with my son all the time about this. I too get him involved in activities in the summer for the same reasons as you. Last year he went away for camp for 2 weeks and it was a great experience. They do need the exposure and they do need to figure out how to adapt and cope now. Great job to you and your wife. I absolutely love this channel.

Yes. A whole grown teacher tried to bully my daughter this past school year. Unbeknownst to them, it will be a cold day in hell before I sit back and let anyone, especially a grown woman, bully my child. I am still not over it. And yes, I am in Texas and they suck badly.

Im in Jamaica where there's a stigma about "disabilities". My five year old is autistic and high functioning and I'm facing alot of the same things you are. Thanks

As an educator I think the adults and the students need education on Kindness and Acceptance for ALL people and that education is lacking greatly! It’s a systemic issue that needs a lot more focus but it’s usually ignored! As for your son you may be able to help him by teaching him some of the social skills he may be lacking and that may help him develop better relationships with other kids. Sending positive vibes your way! 🙌♥️🙌

When I was a teacher, what really helped was putting kids who were bullied next to other kids who were either their friends or at least not part of the bullying. Maybe if there is someone in Matthew’s class who is a good friend to him or who at least is not the type of kid to be participate in the bullying or just let it slide, you could ask the teacher if they can sit together or be partners during activities in class. When the kid who is bullied has a friend the bullies tend to back off. This might help with behavior issues too bc Matthew would have the incentive of working with/sitting next to a friend

So glad that you posted this video! My son is also a high functioning autistic child and I am also dealing with this same issue. Praying for guys!

The schools also need to have awareness & acceptance workshops/presentations for the teachers and students.

Please don’t give up on homeschooling as an option if you can do it. If socialization is a worry for you there are so many options for your son to socialize with other children. For example you can do gym at the local schools in your area, or the ymca or a community center. You will have a lot more freedom and you don’t have to homeschool forever, you can do it for maybe a year or two to give him a break while building up his confidence and social skills. My fear for your son is that he might shutdown. I was in his situation when I was young and remember how much it damaged my spirit over time. You and your wife are good parents, I applaud the fact that the both of you are aware and trying. Nobody did anything for me and I had to fend for myself. Sending love and prayers to you and your family. ❤

My son was also bullied, especially in middle school. Luckily, the school would reprimand the offending student thanks to a zero tolerance policy on bullying. I was TERRIFIED of sending him to High school, so, my husband and I decided to send him to a private school for kids with autism with the help of a scholarship program offered by my state (NC). He LOVED the school so much and for us, it was a breath of fresh air. He just graduated a couple of weeks ago!👨🏾‍🎓 He thrived and adjusted so well his teachers are amazed at his progress. If he could go another year he would! I see your son has a fixation with mario as well 😆. I really hope your situation gets better. Don't give up you guys. Hopefully Texas will take better steps in accommodating students with special needs.

As someone who was bullied for having Alopecia. The only solution was to go to an alternative school. It’s smaller and all kids there had some form of mental illness, disability, etc. I never got bullied in a small school, but I did feel like I was missing out on the school experience. At 26 now, I wish for high school I went to a boarding school, technical school of private school. The public school system in overall has no idea about how to handle bullying. And I just got tired of it and would fight. So happy you guys are talking about this issue because bullying could really affect you and social media only makes it worse.

I understand my son was diagnosed with ADHD even though it's not the same but still. He had a 504 plan IEP all of that, he started to have a lot of behavioral issues and just not paying attention and classroom not doing his work you know. One thing I can say you have to be on the schools cocktail relentlessly because they will definitely let them fall through the cracks and nothing is done about. Hopefully the school has a good staffing coordinator that would be able to help in the school setting for your children. I wish you guys all the best and I hope and pray that your son has a smooth school year because no one should have to deal with everyday and that is exactly why because of bullying why children take matters into their own hands because nothing is done about it on the schools end❤❤ you guys are doing a fantastic job keep up the good work keep fighting for your children

Breaks my heart and a mom & educator. Thank you for your vulnerability ❤️

I been bullied for almost all of my time in school for being physically sick and autistic. I got bullied by the other kids and by the teachers and the people that were supposed to protect me. It caused physical life long damage that will never heal and is a constant reminder everytime I want to run or walk and remember I can't because of the injuries I got. My son is just now going into preschool and he's autistic and has a crap ton of health problems too and I'm beyond terrified he's going to go through the same thing I did. I think we need to demand accountability outta the adults who are supposed to protect them. I also think parents need to teach their kids if they see someone getting bullied to step in and stop it. I know I absolutely won't be mad but instead would be proud if my son sees someone being bullied and stands up and says something or if someone wants to bully him I'd be perfectly fine and proud of him if he stood up and punched his bully in the face. Parents and adults need to take accountability and shape the future for a better tomorrow like they have always preached. Actions and words have consequences and it's time we as a society make that lesson crystal clear.

Wow! I so hear you and resonate completely with you. My son is 8yrs old and it's sad but we also feel that he will and has always had to deal with getting bullied. We are in Scotland and my boys school is so up on autism and special needs, the neurotypical kids are all taught to embrace the neurodivergent kids and it's awesome, however bullying still happens and I personally feel it begins at home. I'd ask parents of neurotypical kids to please tell your kid about autism and other spectrum disorders, teach them autistic people are cool just different and let's teach the kids from home so when they get into school hopefully they won't think it's OK to bully. I really worry and genuinely have the same worries you have. It's so difficult to teach our autistic kids to be resilient, it breaks our hearts, but we have to make them be resilient and we must keep the faith that society will accept and adapt.

Bullying is an issue that’s on a grand level now. Adults bully as well so it’s a never ending cycle. I was bullied and my daughter dealt with it. My daughter wasn’t non verbal or autistic but my 2 year old is the opposite. It’s inevitable yes because as an adult I’ve been bullied. It never stops and in school my teachers didn’t do anything about it and was frustrated by me because I was being bullied. Society sucks and I’m making it a priority to not have my child in the public school system.

I’ve been bullied all my life. It really changed who I think I could’ve been as a person. I don’t really have love for children because of the way I’ve been treated. In general I think most are evil and should have never been born.

Sending you guys lots of love while dealing with this tough situation 💜

Sending Prayers to You and Family.

It's a shame that bullying will never cone to an end its been going on since the 50s an still its a shame even teachers bully kids these days 😢

Former special education teacher turned homeschool mom. I have a toddler son with autism and if someone asks me my number 1 and 2 reasons are safety and personalized 1-1 instruction. Many public school teachers are overwhelmed with paperwork, state mandates, behaviors and crowded classes. If you’re concerned about socializing please know that the best way to practice social skills is to go out into the real world (park, zoo, library, grocery store, museums, gyms, field trips). If you prefer PS though get a special needs advocate or attorney to be present when you have any IEP meeting so the districts knows you mean business when it comes to your child. Many of us in the homeschool community don’t want any state or federal funding as it comes with too many strings attached. Best wishes to your family.

I’m so sorry Mathew had to go through this. I’m an older mom to my last two children that are twins, and micro preemies. They have learning disabilities. They don’t look their age. They act younger than they chronically are. They should be in 11th grade, but they’re in 9th grade. This last school year is when the bullying started. We’re in California in Temecula has a racist school district. My twin daughter is dark skinned and this is a predominantly white area. So the girls wouldn’t play with my daughter, she was called out her name. My twin son was being physically bullied just about everyday. I decided to take them out of traditional school, and home school them for the next two years 9and10. And put them in other activities. This is what I told my husband. He needs to be taught how to defend himself. So even though my son wants to go to school, I’m not going to let him go back right now. I always say that no matter how well you try to raise your kids, you have worry about the parents that don’t raise theirs.

Bulling and teachers that wont understand will always be there…what makes the difference is the main family and their surroundings. I have the same situation with my two boys, and even therapist don’t got this thing right. EVERY KID ITS DIFFERENT…and the parents need to know and be confident that we are he only ones who know our kids better…follow your heart and your kid…Great video

Very informative. So sorry you're dealing with bullies. I pray the bullying STOPS! Keep awareness going, God has a plan for your family. ❤️

I work as a teacher in public education in Oklahoma and it's an unfortunate reality with how long it takes to process paperwork for many services within the school system. I've been working there for 10 years and the processing times are getting longer. Our district begins the blame with being understaffed which leads to more caseloads, and results in longer processing times and an inability to appropriately meet the students' needs in a timely manner. Then the blame shifts to funding for those resources. Also, the teacher needs to be made aware and needs to protect that child. When I was made aware, of similar situations by either a parent, the victim or another student I put out the fires (because....not on my watch). I began to become vigilant to prevent more bullying. I take time out of our schedule and we address it. I do have to stop teaching (due to not having a TA) to have private conversations with the students involved. I do impromptu lessons on bullying as it comes across. I speak with parents about it and I document the frequency and details according to the parties involved. It's a lot, but necessary to remind students that bullying is unacceptable.

U Guys r such Troopers. Thank u for sharing. My Heart goes Out to U Both!

We homeschooled for 9 years up in Boston, MA and we were surround by other kids. We also didn’t get any help via the school system or city, and had to give up a lot for me to homeschool full time. It has made the world of difference for my guy, but he is not Aspie, he is Austism level 1now, 2 when smaller. As for bullies, my son was bullied for a whole year of school, and the next year he became the bully. It is a huge issue with kids on the spectrum. They almost always become bullies when they are bullied. Learned behavior for them. It’s like ABA, if it is reinforced enough, it becomes the norm. You are going to have to do something, and as for not evaluating your child for a year, that just would not fly up north. You have federal rights, learn them and find your local spedpac and Autism advocates and get them fighting for you. I wish you the best. I live in supposedly the best state in the country for helping kids with Autism, and we still dealt with crap, but there are little steps that can be taken to help your kids here and there. And homeschooling can be a very beneficial learning experience for those who learn differently, so don’t completely give up on it as an option. ❤

that's why the term high functioning is severely harmful because it undermines the struggles of people on the spectrum, he might have low support needs but that doesn't mean he doesn't struggle, i'm someone who was diagnosed with "mild" (lvl 1 or low support needs) autism and now medium support needs because my dr didn't consider the fact that i was masking in front of her, it's so hard to diagnose girls, women and afabs because we adapt faster than males so we are always undermined and get wrongly diagnosed with bpd or adhd, but it was "so obvious" with me even though i was masking a lot and i guess i got lucky that i even got a late diagnosis

Keep pushing and advocating for your family. Ur doing a great job!

I wanted to be homeschooled. The social part of school was the hardest part of school. Learning was the fun and easy part. I believe children with autism do better in a non-traditional educational setting. As adults who weren't diagnosed as children and had their autistic needs ignored, we had no choice but to cope and adjust ourselves to fit into society. That was extremely damaging, but now that we know, we can make the lives of future generations easier. I should have been at least 2 grades ahead of where I was. However, because my aunt and mom had difficulty adjusting to being ahead of their age group academically, I was denied any alternative education opportunities. The solution they thought was best, for a problem they were not informed about, was forcing me to fit in & integrate with others my age in a traditional school setting. Other options were harsh disciplinary institutions. It was at age 10 that I subconsciously began to mask efficiently. The older I got, the more difficult masking became. I was never going to develop as the neurotypical feminine in my demographic. Pretending I have, as life demands more and socialization is more crucial to survival, is exhausting.

Blessings to you and your beautiful family.

Bullying is a societal issue. It happens in any and all environments, and we need to do better!!!!! Keep doing what you’re doing and encouraging your son! It’s unfortunate that we have to have such conversations with our elementary aged kids these days, but it’s the reality of the world we live in. It is also educators responsibility to handle bullying accordingly with ALL parties involved. Too much gets swept under the rug in the school system. Keep teaching your son to advocate for himself and help him build confidence in himself to know he deserves to be treated with respect! Thank you for using your platform to bring attention to this issue!

Props for sharing and reaching out.

Know that you are helping. You are not just bringing a greater awareness, you are healing others.

You are doing a wonderful job as a parent in helping your child deal with children that are bullies because unfortunately life isn’t fair and when he becomes an adult he will know how to handle people much better

I needed this! So happy to find other parents of autistic children to relate. I will be returning for sure

Praying for your family

I hear your pain. My son has autism. He is now a young adult. We lived in Texas. We experienced bullying. Our reaction was to put him sports. This includes running, gymnastics, and football. After becoming physically fit. The bullying stopped. What I will say that is good about Texas despite the lack of support is that the people of Texas in the community were very supportive. Here are things to also consider. Children of color usually don't get diagnosed until they are older. The interventions of ABA are also available at all ages, even if the individual is high function or not. Consider seeking or researching behavior coaching. This might help with the bullying.

My prayers are with you and your family.

Thank you for sharing and for your honesty

I know that everyone’s lifestyle or life decision maybe different but as for me I am currently homeschooling. I realize that you have to take matters into your hands when it comes to our children. I can’t change the world (as you have said) I can only change my situation. I refuse to adapt. We feed our children the information that others may not agree with what we choose and we don’t try to impose our life on them. You have the right to always go another way. There is always a choice.

If not already, become familiar with all the laws starting with, IDEA-Individual with Disabilities Act. Be encouraged, and keep building his self esteem. You guys are great parents!

I only thought the toddler had autism. Please include the twins in the videos as well.

Keep him strong minded, teach him how to think in those type of situations…that’s one thing that helped me through bullying in my life

This is why I speak life to my students especially ones that’s not always under my umbrella protection. Continue to build them up and teach them how to stand firm in who he is

I'm from the Bronx, and I had absolutely no tolerance for bullying! I told my boys they had to protect one another, no matter what! I also told them that they needed to tell my husband and I everything! We would protect them on the adult level, and they had to handle things on their level! Mind you, this was during a time when children were taking their lives over bullying. One time my son called me at work and said these really big boys wanted to jump him, let's just say I left work and went to that school and reminded them that it was their job to keep my son safe and if something happened to my child under their supervision I would bring channel 23456 etc and bring them up on charges!... Let's just say they begain shadowing my son to his classes and the boys were reprimanded as well! My advice is to do whatever you can to protect your children. That's your job!

Greetings bro! Thanks for sharing this. I’m a autism mom to an almost 3rd grader. Do you have any safe groups for him to practice social skills outside of school? I’ve realized that I have to be more intentional seeking out safe community. It’s hard because folks be busy but we gotta off set the other social experiences our kiddos have . Also I feel what you’re saying abt adapting to society. Whew it’s cringe for me to say that lol but I get your point. Our folks don’t always have the luxury of being their neuro-diverse selves! But I’m glad you are still encouraging him to be okay with his differences! Cheers to you! God bless .

Keep lil man lifted in prayer. Where I live in Alabama we just got a school for autistic children thank God for our post master seeing need for it with having a child with autism.

I am an educator. I've had Autistic students in the past; I will have them in the future. I know a large number of Autistic students have trouble with reading social ques. I make it a point to try and shield them from other "students" that bother them "just because." Unfortunately, this problem with "bullying" is a societal issue. Bullying is NOT learned in school. If parents would talk to their kids about having compassion, impathy, and caring for and helping others that are not like them, bullying will STOP! God Bless you...

Therapy !! I loved helping the kiddos navigate societal issues related to autism

I was told to "just don't show the bully that his deeds affect you". Of course this did not work and only encouraged him. No help from the teachers.

Very insightful, informative, inspiring message! To add a note, educators aren't taught or trained specifically to work with students that have autism. Thank you for sharing your family and bringing awareness.💯⚜️❤

Nice to see another family with more than one child with Autism, as seen in my family dynamic. Love you guys and you are amazing parents!

This is so hard. We want to be there to help them navigate these things and we can’t be there every time someone hurts them. Heartbreaking.

We went through this SO BAD with my youngest two...and especially when we moved schools heading into 7th grade. It was awful.

Just found your channel and had to Subscribe, God Bless you and your beautiful family!!!

Take care, you are amazing parents.xxxxx

I’m going through the same thing, this is so hard for me I just want to protect my son

Thanks for sharing. When it comes to our children being bullied, it's heartbreaking for any parent. Consider our society as a whole. Many kids involved in outside school activities, are products of a single parent household. As I'm writing this, you just mentioned home structure. What helped my sons was my random presence and involvement at the B & Club and school. Although I was a single parent, showing the children that my sons has a parent who will be there. I observed. I got silly. I spoke to the kids, letting them see that I'm in support of them too. I did this enough which allowed the kids a chance to individually see my son as their peer. I believe these small actions allowed each child the freedom to choose to get to know my son which created a social bond or ali when a group bullying attempt was starting to form. I hope this makes sense. Keep trying, I like the way you & your wife navigate these delicate moments of child growth.

I worked in this field for 35 years. You are a wonderful father and you take the time to look at things from all angles. Sometimes the teachers are right. Sometimes the parents are right. Sometimes you are both in agreement. All too often, none of the parties get the support needed to facilitate the best outcome. I hope and pray that it's better for each generation going forward.

Been there. Our son was bullied and got into fights at school. He hid in the house to get out of going to school. We had to get the police involved. I had to change my shift in case he needed more support or had a crisis. Its not easy...

I *finally* got a diagnosis of ASD for my daughter through school (high achieving academics but social-cue issues) andbelieve she has a plot of ADHD challenges, too. I have so much running through my head and heart watching this but cannot get them out... This video hits me so hard, especially talking about your son not really seeing the difference between "joking around" and real bullying (something my daughter struggles with, especially as she gotten older). When she was your son's age, she was pretty oblivious to teasing, which hurt me cuz it was happening but also gave me the smallest relief that she didn't see it... It hurts so much seeing them struggle with tbis, especially as they recognize it more and more the older they get.. This video has really touched me and choked me up hearing about someone else going through the same challenges of trying to support them but also knowing you can't stop it so how do you armor them appropriately while also not making them feel like they have to accept it or meltdown because of it.. I'm very lucky my daughter is really good about advocating for herself but she's also very sensitive, especially when emotionally overwhelmed.. Its so hard trying to help them navigate the nastiness of society towards the "weirdos" (which is not a bad word in our family; we like the "weirdos" ❤)... There just aren't enough words of gratitude for your family's openness to sharing your journey... I'm so grateful I found your channel...All the VERY best to you all...

I’m so sorry to hear this and unfortunately, I’m not surprised. I have three children with autism, two boys that are lower functioning and a daughter who is high functioning with no intellectual disability. My children are older now than your sweet little ones and I feel your pain. My husband and I have moved heaven and earth for our children. It has been tough, even living in the northeast. My daughter was bullied, too. My biggest regret was not home schooling her when she entered high school. I really believe the public schools cannot handle these children and wish there were more private programs that the public schools funded.

Teach your children self defense. Self preservation is important.

Get involved as much as you can with the school. Use your platform to your advantage. Have the school to invite guests to speak to the school in assemblies and classrooms. Ask for resources the school counselors can use to incorporate lessons in classes.

With my kids, i told them to ignore it or tell the teachers. My daughter, Lailah, is also high functioning, and i told her to walk away and ignore them. It worked in a way, she still got bullied, but it wasn't everyday like how it was before. Now she doesn't get bullied at ALL anymore. Just by her ignoring the kids and telling on them worked! I hope this helps!

Thank you for this information.

Hi, High/low functioning labels aren't prefarably used in the community, as everyone with autism has there own struggles, so the terms can be misleading because it oversymplifies and doesn't adress the needs of people with "high functioning" autism

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Your analysis of the situation with Matthew is very clear and very objective in relation to his social life. I see little ones like him in my office. It is especially on the management of the surrounding stress that it is necessary to work. Help him to adapt instead to the behavior of his classmates. The reverse being materially impossible because of the group phenomenon of 20-25 against 1. He must understand that he must use his high potential for himself and not find it among his comrades. Matthew will have time with the emotional maturity acquired because this is where he finds it difficult to be able to talk better with his classmates over time and be less sensitive to the frustrations due to their misunderstanding. I hope I have described some possible points to the transitory relational difficulties that Matthew that I embrace encounters. You are a wonderful family congratulations to the real progress that we see at Mikko

Bullying on a hold should be stopped, people need to allow others to be who they are and be comfortable about it 💜💯

Love how this man is not the biological father of Matthew but loves and cares for him as if he were the biological father

Excuse me why would someone tell a family not to have children. thank God for this family. The are doing a wonderful job I have a 6 year old grandson with autism. I love him just the way is. he truly a blessing in my life hes very smart does he have Challenges yes but we as parents are there protectors. there are challenges in life with kids regardless of the situation children are a blessing God will help us through the difficult times. I pray for this family little Mikko blesses me i watch her all the time my grand son was 4 before he started talking. she'll be fine she will persevere. Praying for Matthew next School year. Family you are not alone 🙏

It is NEVER the child who is the problem to be bullied. It is ALWAYS the BULLY who is the problem to another child. How about teach a child to practice KINDNESS toward themself. How about teach a child to PRACTCE KINDNESS towards ONE ANOTHER. Children learn what they live.

My high functioning students (middle school) have been some of my fave students. It is challenging as a public school teacher with 29 other students in class, but this is where supportive, flexible, understanding parents really help. I know those parent-teacher-admin meetings can be brutal for the parents. 😢 These students have a hard road to walk with their peers but one day it will click for him. Meanwhile dealing with bullies is a life skill your son will have to learn, but I’m confident you two will figure it out.

I completely understand what you’re going thru. I had my son evaluated at 3 years old at school and was told he was fine and functioning normally. Here we are 3 years later and my baby is still struggling with being able to properly express his emotions, showing interest in his friends or anything and trying to help him understand basic math. I believe he has Asperger’s syndrome and so does his new doctor. We have called in for the referral and have yet to here back from any of the facilities for development and ABA THERAPY in TEXAS. Now the new school year is about to start and I have to convince them to evaluate him again so he can properly get all the resources he needs to be great. But sometimes it can be so hard.

Bullying is a learned behaviour from parents. The school should step in and remove the bully from interacting with children. Standing with your beautiful family

Thank you for sharing ur son's experiences! I really love how you have ur wife have so much love and patience for your children. Many disabled children are unfortunately born into families that aren't as understanding. And also, "aspergers" is an outdated term, the more accurate diagnosis would just be autism :)

Does your son know the names of the children that are bullying him? If so why don't you guys have a meeting at the school with the other parents because the parents may not be aware of what's going on at the school that way it will be non biased opinions on the situation

Any crime no matter how small against a person with a disability is an enhanced felony. Bullying is a criminal offense.

I'm so sorry that your state and school district are not providing the necessary support that your son needs and is entitled to! I'm here in Cali so the laws are different I'm sure. I have worked in special education over the last 5 years and can tell you first hand that accommodations for our special needs kiddos are taken VERY seriously. By law students with IEPS need to be provided appropriate accommodations to better support their success in all their classes by all their teachers. I would argue, that you do have a lot of power as a parent. At least from what I have noticed the parents who stay involved in their child's education and push for their needs do get heard. Don't give up, someone will hear you. The district I work at has autism inclusion schools, where students who are autistic are included in general education classes but they also have a teacher specialized in providing a supprtive program for them, on top of that there are also teacher assistants specifically for special education and more teachers/staff who provide Resource, Speech, Counseling and Psychological support. This is all provided by public education. Your experience makes me realize not everyone has this support and it saddens me. These programs change the school climate so much so that the general education students extend that loving support to their fellow peers. Keep reminding yourself and your son you are worthy of taking up space in every room you walk into.

My son got bullied a lot in school. He’s also high functioning 7 years old. He also gets bullied by his own cousins sadly. I took him out of school becasue he couldn’t concentrate .

I’m sorry this is happening to Matthew. He is such a handsome boy. Please consider Montessori homeschooling. I have been doing this with my son since Covid and he is thriving. Also, please consider a casual online group for him where he can meet other friends from the comfort of his home and have the freedom to be himself in a supportive environment ❤️ Lots of love to your family 💕💕👏

You are great parents!

If your child is being bullied it's best to help stop bullying. I'm autistic too, your child isn't the only autistic one in this world. Tell your child this for me "You may be bullied but the bullies will get karma."

It's really hard people act like they take the time to try to understand kids with disability I have a child with ADHD and she has had to deal with alot I personally uñderstand your frustration and it's sad for these children hang in there it will get better it has for my daughter

Bullying is a serious problem. As an educator and parent of children in public schools in Texas, my best advice is to be involved with the school as much as you can. Develop very close communication skills with your children so they are open to speak with you about anything. Advocate for your child when they are bullied. Give them tips on how to handle bullying by telling them what to say and what to do in certain situations. Practice makes them better! Most districts have a report system and they MUST follow up with the bullying concern. No matter what, keep your children uplifted with positive affirmations!! Be diligent and never give up on advocating for your kids. 💜

YOU ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB!!! ABUNDANT BLESSINGS ALWAYS EVERYONE, ABUNDANT BLESSINGS ALWAYS!!! AMEN!!!

It's very disturbing to learn there are no programs that teach "socialization. " Mind boggling as many children with learning disabilities/delays would also benefit. This saddens me. Perhaps you guys, being super aware parents, could look into the qualifications required and get the ball rolling yourselves. Have you looked into Boy scouts? Team sports? My prayers I send God's hand leads and open doors for your lovely family ❤

I wish schools would just banned kids who bully…. If you bully get suspended and let the parents stay home from work…. I bet once you start messing with the parents money then they will correct their children to stop bullying

The best thing I did for my son who has sensory issues and on the spectrum we put him in private school. He is on the top of his class. Thriving. I believe if he was in public school. He would be lost. I also put in alot of work. Nutrition rules limit screen time. Lots of reading. My son is very "different" but as soon as my son practices he's just as good or better then " normal" kids. My son has 12 kids in his class they are all best friends. I'm so thankful.

The world is a cruel place especially in this day and age, I'm not a parent but i understand what you're saying. I hope some type of assistance to help the people with the autism❤😢