We are from the film 'Bully' and my 17 year old son with Asperger's committed peer abuse driven bullycide. Please go to our non-profit organization www.everythingstartswith1.org and request our "Your Voice Parent Guide". It will help you know all the things that we did not and how to advocate for your child. We wrote it for other parents. Thank you, Tina Long

You need to educate everyone around him. Not just on Autism but on Bullying. Our school has almost no bullying and I would have to say it is because we educate the children on Bullying, how to stop it, how to help others, and basic education on how everyone is different.

Our school is VERY quick to address all the people involved in a bullying incident... bully, victim, and bystanders. We autistic students, regardless of which role they end up in, it is about direct, explicit guided instruction in scripting for more positive outcomes... how to be kinder if a bully, how to successfully stand up for self and extract from situation if a victim, and how and when to get an adult if a bystander. We have VERY few incidents at my school, and they are handled well. The program being used is Girls Town Boys Town (GTBT).

First off I want to say @A MyAutismTeam Member it breaks my heart reading about the loss of your precious son Tyler to bullying. How you are reaching out to raise awareness and protect others in hopes no other children or parents/families need to go through the same is pure beauty. I wish I could hug you, I'm again so sorry for your loss. I just pinned your page to a board I have for bullying awareness http://www.pinterest.com/pin/32721534766720012/

@A MyAutismTeam Member first off I just got an email about this topic the other day (Dec 2013!!) -and just read this question was from a year ago?!! I hope things have worked out but just in case have a bit to share too. I totally agree with all the advice already shared with you, and as Tina said there are strategies for prevention. You both want to help your child not be a "bully target" and you want to raise awareness in your school to help other children change from being just onlookers to bully protection agents.

I also agree with you that while bullying is an issue for all children, it's particularly stressful for those of us that have children that can't express what's going on!! I have raised 2 boys with special needs and bullying was always a huge fear of mine as well. I did a lot of research and learned from the evidence there are ways to help prevent or at least reduce teasing (don't know if anything is 100 percent!) and can share that it's worked great for both of my boys who are today 17 and 19. Outside of a handful of minor incidences I share on this page http://pursuitofresearch.org/2012/07/09/how-to-... both went through school with almost no issues of teasing or bullying. On that page I share much of the research I used, but also books, websites, and I just added your website @A MyAutismTeam Member! Speaking of which Tina I would love your input on this page as well! I didn't see the link for "Your Voice Parent Guide". that will help you know all the things that you did not and how to advocate for your child -but would love to read it and add it to this page with credit to you. Again the outreach you are doing to help others in memory of Tyler and to protect others is so appreciated. Thank you!

And Jen again hope all is going well with you and your family too now...a year later :D

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Anything would be better than what my son has suffer thru and the lack of what you tell these doctors who see them for a moment and think they have the answer.