Autism and Bullying

September 15, 2017September 24, 2017 kimkaplan0

I have to keep the bullying conversation open.

Because it happens.

Because it’s important.

Because I worry about it.

A lot.

I recently worked with a couple of seventeen-year-olds that attend my son’s school. I asked them about the bullying situation at the school. They said that it’s pretty good, things “get handled” quickly.

So they said.

But, still, I believe our kids are easy targets.

So, let’s keep talking out it.

Let me share some steps about bullying that I found helpful.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2015/03/27/7-steps-take-stand-against-bullying

kimkaplan

As Kim and her husband cared for their son with autism, Kim was led back into writing. She wrote about her son's journey with autism which includes her son's struggles, the parental learning curve, their good fortunes...and a myriad of missteps. The resulting book "A Parents' Guide to Early Autism Intervention" has helped many parents with young children on the autism spectrum. She followed that book with another autism-related book, "Two Years of Autism Blogs Featured on ModernMom.com." Kim continues to be active in the autism world. She blogs weekly for Modernmom.com as well as her own website. Her screenplay writing has blossomed with the addition of many autistic characters. She was featured on Shannon Penrod's show, "Autism Live." She volunteers and attends conferences as well as helps parents whenever she can.