Comments | theoldcatlady: Bullying and AS

theoldcatlady

Bullying and AS

May 05, 2009 02:38

Need to vent here. Son told me a few days ago that some of the boys in his troop were picking on him and asking him if he was gay ( Read more... )

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pmoodie May 5 2009, 09:14:42 UTC

I'm really sorry to hear that Conal's being picked on. It seems there's always someone who'll take advantage of a kid who is a little different.

Hopefully the information you gave the leader will help him to involve Conal more, and hopefully he'll keep an eye on the bullies too.

theoldcatlady May 7 2009, 07:13:39 UTC

The leader spoke with me tonight and told me that he read the entire thing that night and thanked me, and said he learned a lot. :-)

He asked me if it was OK to allow the other adult leaders to see it so they can be aware of it especially during summer camp. I thought it was a good idea, and I was actually going to suggest it.

caseytalk May 5 2009, 10:19:54 UTC

It's a good letter. I don't know if he'll read it all, though.

Perhaps something shorter and to the point "Conal sees the world differently because he has Asperger's Syndrome. Other children notice the differences and can be very cruel. As the responsible adult for this group, please take this as an opportunity to share with the kids how the world would be a boring place if everyone were the same and please keep an eye out for bullying. Let me know if you'd like more information on AS. Thanks!"

theoldcatlady May 7 2009, 07:14:27 UTC

That was just a portion of the information I gave him. It was about 4-5 pages long. He read the entire thing and thanked me, said he learned a lot. YAY!

leelastarsky May 5 2009, 11:59:45 UTC

Argh! This sucks so much! Makes you want to grab the bullies and knock their heads together. And then their parents' heads!

I don't have any clever advice, but I think what you've done can only help. BIG HUGS.

theoldcatlady May 7 2009, 07:16:14 UTC

Honestly, I know. The boys in question have an absent father as far as I know, their mom never talks about a dad or hubby, and I've never seen one at family functions. She's pretty good about it though, she grounded her son after I let her know he was punching Conal. I'm not sure how much of an effect it had though. *scowl*