Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing

[Guest guest]

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The real tragedy of these situations is that there are viable solutions. Through social pragmatics training, anti-bullying, and self-advocacy training, students with ASD are learning how to handle these situations and understand the subtle differences between friendships and teasing. With our current "no child left untested" climate, however, these skills fall by the wayside, and go untaught. The need to "fit in" is so important to ALL of us, and yet these skills, in most programs, go untaught. The good news is that there are new programs that are addressing that need;programs that stress lifeskills, friendship and relationship building and provide for self-determination and development of self-esteem. There is no power greater than parent power to make this happen!

MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing

This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to any of our kids.

From: @earlyautism

Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism News

sent via HootSuite

On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

Sent via 's Crackberry

[Guest guest]

This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind sharing with us

the school your son attended?

Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to

Taunts, Hazing

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind sharing with us

the school your son attended?

Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to

Taunts, Hazing

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

I am extemely saddened and at the same time angry when I hear stories like this. The battles that our children face on a daily basis is sometimes insurmountable. As a parent, the one thing that I absolutely refuse to endure is for my son to be harassed or abused by others. I have spent the last 23 years of my life trying to protect law abiding citizens from criminals. I don't care if it would cost me my last dime but I would sue the school district if they turned a blind eye to the bullying and abuse of my son.

I understand that parents become so concerned for their child's welfare that they feel they have no other option than to pull their child out of school. And I would probably do the same. But this is where the battle must not end. We must press on and fight not only for our own child but for every other disabled child who comes after him. Because whether we believe it or not, fighting for our kid is fighting for others just like him or her. This is the only way that positive change will ever occur.

When Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The lawyers and folks who defended and supported her weren't just helping Parks, they were helping millions of Americans who looked just like .

Bart Barta

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis. We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any "programs" for "kids like my son". I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone. There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been a love of learning.> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to > any of our kids. >> From: @earlyautism> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son > from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism > News>> sent via HootSuite>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055> Sent via 's Crackberry>>> ------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

I am extemely saddened and at the same time angry when I hear stories like this. The battles that our children face on a daily basis is sometimes insurmountable. As a parent, the one thing that I absolutely refuse to endure is for my son to be harassed or abused by others. I have spent the last 23 years of my life trying to protect law abiding citizens from criminals. I don't care if it would cost me my last dime but I would sue the school district if they turned a blind eye to the bullying and abuse of my son.

I understand that parents become so concerned for their child's welfare that they feel they have no other option than to pull their child out of school. And I would probably do the same. But this is where the battle must not end. We must press on and fight not only for our own child but for every other disabled child who comes after him. Because whether we believe it or not, fighting for our kid is fighting for others just like him or her. This is the only way that positive change will ever occur.

When Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The lawyers and folks who defended and supported her weren't just helping Parks, they were helping millions of Americans who looked just like .

Bart Barta

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis. We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any "programs" for "kids like my son". I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone. There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been a love of learning.> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to > any of our kids. >> From: @earlyautism> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son > from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism > News>> sent via HootSuite>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055> Sent via 's Crackberry>>> ------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

I am extemely saddened and at the same time angry when I hear stories like this. The battles that our children face on a daily basis is sometimes insurmountable. As a parent, the one thing that I absolutely refuse to endure is for my son to be harassed or abused by others. I have spent the last 23 years of my life trying to protect law abiding citizens from criminals. I don't care if it would cost me my last dime but I would sue the school district if they turned a blind eye to the bullying and abuse of my son.

I understand that parents become so concerned for their child's welfare that they feel they have no other option than to pull their child out of school. And I would probably do the same. But this is where the battle must not end. We must press on and fight not only for our own child but for every other disabled child who comes after him. Because whether we believe it or not, fighting for our kid is fighting for others just like him or her. This is the only way that positive change will ever occur.

When Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The lawyers and folks who defended and supported her weren't just helping Parks, they were helping millions of Americans who looked just like .

Bart Barta

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis. We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any "programs" for "kids like my son". I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone. There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been a love of learning.> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to > any of our kids. >> From: @earlyautism> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son > from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism > News>> sent via HootSuite>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055> Sent via 's Crackberry>>> ------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

My son is 3years old with a diagnosis of PDD-NOS. I know middle school seems like a long way off for him, but it will be here before I know it. Reading this article not only breaks my heart, but it also scares me when I think about what my little one will probably go through. Do any of you parents out there that have gone through the middle school expereince have suggestions for those of us who will go through it?

To: sList Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:47:23 PMSubject: Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen while he is in gym and more. We had to take

him out of school for months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis. We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any "programs" for "kids like my son". I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone. There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been a love of learning.> This is a heartbreaking

story, and could have happened anywhere, to > any of our kids. >> From: @earlyautism> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son > from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism > News>> sent via HootSuite>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055> Sent via 's Crackberry>>> ------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

It is horrible. I dread middle school for my son. I still have a few years

to go but I am concerned. I am appalled at the lack of help from the school.

Privacy laws I understand, but this seems to be just lack of action and

using the privacy laws as a shield to protect themselves from the rightfully

anger parent. I wonder if there is a legal avenue to take...

Shirly

Shirly Gilad BCBA,RN, FNP, MS

Behavioral Therapy and then some.

Work:

Fax:

shirly@...

www.shirlygilad.com

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to

Taunts, Hazing

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

It is horrible. I dread middle school for my son. I still have a few years

to go but I am concerned. I am appalled at the lack of help from the school.

Privacy laws I understand, but this seems to be just lack of action and

using the privacy laws as a shield to protect themselves from the rightfully

anger parent. I wonder if there is a legal avenue to take...

Shirly

Shirly Gilad BCBA,RN, FNP, MS

Behavioral Therapy and then some.

Work:

Fax:

shirly@...

www.shirlygilad.com

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to

Taunts, Hazing

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

It is horrible. I dread middle school for my son. I still have a few years

to go but I am concerned. I am appalled at the lack of help from the school.

Privacy laws I understand, but this seems to be just lack of action and

using the privacy laws as a shield to protect themselves from the rightfully

anger parent. I wonder if there is a legal avenue to take...

Shirly

Shirly Gilad BCBA,RN, FNP, MS

Behavioral Therapy and then some.

Work:

Fax:

shirly@...

www.shirlygilad.com

Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to

Taunts, Hazing

--it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

a love of learning.

> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

> any of our kids.

>

> From: @earlyautism

> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>

> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

> News

>

> sent via HootSuite

>

> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

> Sent via 's Crackberry

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

This has been throughout his schooling, from the FL panhandle to

Sunset in Davie to California where we are now. His counsellor once

told me was very entertaining, that all his classmates knew

where his buttons were, and just how to push them. Then they would

back up and watch the show. Guaranteed classroom entertainment. This

would be done by neurotypical and non-neurotypical classmates alike.

> This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind

> sharing with us the school your son attended?

>

>

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

>

> Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from

> School due to Taunts, Hazing

>

> --it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

> rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

> has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

> this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

> them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

> braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

> while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

> months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

> We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

> policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

> with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

> in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

> asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

> like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

> There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

> intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

> a love of learning.

>

>

>

>> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

>> any of our kids.

>>

>> From: @earlyautism

>> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>>

>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

>> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

>> News

>>

>> sent via HootSuite

>>

>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

>> Sent via 's Crackberry

>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

This sort of treatment is soooooooo far from acceptable it's pathetic, yet mainstream society up until very recently just looked the other way and chuckled, " boys will be boys " as they smashed each other's teeth in or whatever.

As for the button-pushing... my husband and kids do that to me, especially when my eldest is home from the military... they call it " winding me up " and get a kick out of watching me melt down.And they wonder why I'd like to go live alone on a mountaintop...

 

This has been throughout his schooling, from the FL panhandle to

Sunset in Davie to California where we are now. His counsellor once

told me was very entertaining, that all his classmates knew

where his buttons were, and just how to push them. Then they would

back up and watch the show. Guaranteed classroom entertainment. This

would be done by neurotypical and non-neurotypical classmates alike.

> This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind

> sharing with us the school your son attended?

>

>

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

>

> Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from

> School due to Taunts, Hazing

>

> --it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

> rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

> has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

> this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

> them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

> braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

> while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

> months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

> We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

> policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

> with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

> in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

> asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

> like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

> There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

> intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

> a love of learning.

>

>

>

>> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

>> any of our kids.

>>

>> From: @earlyautism

>> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>>

>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

>> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

>> News

>>

>> sent via HootSuite

>>

>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

>> Sent via 's Crackberry

>>

>>

>>

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>

[Guest guest]

This sort of treatment is soooooooo far from acceptable it's pathetic, yet mainstream society up until very recently just looked the other way and chuckled, " boys will be boys " as they smashed each other's teeth in or whatever.

As for the button-pushing... my husband and kids do that to me, especially when my eldest is home from the military... they call it " winding me up " and get a kick out of watching me melt down.And they wonder why I'd like to go live alone on a mountaintop...

 

This has been throughout his schooling, from the FL panhandle to

Sunset in Davie to California where we are now. His counsellor once

told me was very entertaining, that all his classmates knew

where his buttons were, and just how to push them. Then they would

back up and watch the show. Guaranteed classroom entertainment. This

would be done by neurotypical and non-neurotypical classmates alike.

> This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind

> sharing with us the school your son attended?

>

>

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

>

> Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from

> School due to Taunts, Hazing

>

> --it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

> rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

> has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

> this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

> them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

> braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

> while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

> months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

> We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

> policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

> with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

> in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

> asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

> like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

> There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

> intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

> a love of learning.

>

>

>

>> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

>> any of our kids.

>>

>> From: @earlyautism

>> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>>

>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

>> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

>> News

>>

>> sent via HootSuite

>>

>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

>> Sent via 's Crackberry

>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

This sort of treatment is soooooooo far from acceptable it's pathetic, yet mainstream society up until very recently just looked the other way and chuckled, " boys will be boys " as they smashed each other's teeth in or whatever.

As for the button-pushing... my husband and kids do that to me, especially when my eldest is home from the military... they call it " winding me up " and get a kick out of watching me melt down.And they wonder why I'd like to go live alone on a mountaintop...

 

This has been throughout his schooling, from the FL panhandle to

Sunset in Davie to California where we are now. His counsellor once

told me was very entertaining, that all his classmates knew

where his buttons were, and just how to push them. Then they would

back up and watch the show. Guaranteed classroom entertainment. This

would be done by neurotypical and non-neurotypical classmates alike.

> This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind

> sharing with us the school your son attended?

>

>

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

>

> Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from

> School due to Taunts, Hazing

>

> --it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule

> rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who

> has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like

> this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit

> them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the

> braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen

> while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for

> months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.

> We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance

> policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them

> with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already

> in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher

> asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids

> like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.

> There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is

> intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been

> a love of learning.

>

>

>

>> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to

>> any of our kids.

>>

>> From: @earlyautism

>> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p

>>

>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son

>> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism

>> News

>>

>> sent via HootSuite

>>

>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055

>> Sent via 's Crackberry

>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sad. Did you ever call the cops? If someone physically hits, kicks and beats someone it's assault, not bullying. That's against the law and should be enforced just like any other law.Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:24:22 -0700To: <sList >Subject: Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing This has been throughout his schooling, from the FL panhandle to Sunset in Davie to California where we are now. His counsellor once told me was very entertaining, that all his classmates knew where his buttons were, and just how to push them. Then they would back up and watch the show. Guaranteed classroom entertainment. This would be done by neurotypical and non-neurotypical classmates alike.On Oct 27, 2009, at 5:17 AM, meandmyraingirl wrote:> This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind > sharing with us the school your son attended?>>> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®>> Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from > School due to Taunts, Hazing>> --it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule> rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who> has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like> this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit> them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the> braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen> while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for> months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.> We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance> policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them> with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already> in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher> asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids> like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.> There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is> intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been> a love of learning.> > On Oct 26, 2009, at 10:52 AM, deniseslist wrote:>>> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to>> any of our kids. >>>> From: @earlyautism>> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p>>>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son>> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism>> News>>>> sent via HootSuite>>>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055>> Sent via 's Crackberry>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------>>

[Guest guest]

Sad. Did you ever call the cops? If someone physically hits, kicks and beats someone it's assault, not bullying. That's against the law and should be enforced just like any other law.Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:24:22 -0700To: <sList >Subject: Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due to Taunts, Hazing This has been throughout his schooling, from the FL panhandle to Sunset in Davie to California where we are now. His counsellor once told me was very entertaining, that all his classmates knew where his buttons were, and just how to push them. Then they would back up and watch the show. Guaranteed classroom entertainment. This would be done by neurotypical and non-neurotypical classmates alike.On Oct 27, 2009, at 5:17 AM, meandmyraingirl wrote:> This is awful. , did this happen recently? Do you mind > sharing with us the school your son attended?>>> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®>> Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from > School due to Taunts, Hazing>> --it is indeed all too common, and I suspect may be the rule> rather than the exception. It in fact *has* happened to my son, who> has Aspergers. He has been hazed, harassed and tricked just like> this. Smaller kids take advantage of the fact that he will not hit> them back. He wore braces for a while, and kids would kick him in the> braces. Bricks have been thrown at him, his clothes have been stolen> while he is in gym and more. We had to take him out of school for> months at a time because the hazing was so bad it gave him gastritis.> We ran into the same roadblocks, and when we demanded a zero tolerance> policy for bullying, the school refused, saying that would leave them> with no flexibility to deal with different situations. He was already> in a special ed class and the school psychologist and his teacher> asked *me*--in front of my son--weren't there any " programs " for " kids> like my son " . I pulled him out and they were just glad he was gone.> There is four months of his schooling gone. Fortunately he is> intelligent, but that year is what alienated my son from what had been> a love of learning.> > On Oct 26, 2009, at 10:52 AM, deniseslist wrote:>>> This is a heartbreaking story, and could have happened anywhere, to>> any of our kids. >>>> From: @earlyautism>> Sent: Oct 26, 2009 12:41p>>>> RT @theautismnews: Bullied out of class: Parents pull autistic son>> from school due to taunts, hazing http://bit.ly/397LkX | The Autism>> News>>>> sent via HootSuite>>>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/5176953055>> Sent via 's Crackberry>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------>>

[Guest guest]

Tried to involve police with one particularly aggregious string of

hazing. The school told me the other child was not wanted at the

school, and should be in " other placement " (read, he is a conduct

disorder [child form of sociopath], and should be in reform school)

but they didn't have enough to make their case yet. I said I would

speak to the parents, and was told the father was worse than the son.

The child stole from mine, hit mine, bullied mine, and the school

didn't do anything. The campus police refused to cite or arrest, the

city police said it was the jurisdiction of the campus police. I

tried to get it prosecuted as a hate crime, because some of the

motivation was the other child accused mine of being gay (my son

belonged to the campus gay-straight alliance that promoted

tolerance). I was told it did not meet hate crime statutes. I got

the statutes and read them, and it does, but the police refused to

intervene.

This child stole my son's cell phone, and texted my cell phone with a

threatening message. The police refused to investigate, even when

shown the message on my phone. ( " Prove to us he currently has the

phone and that it was him who sent the message and we will go arrest

him. " )

I refused to send my child to school as long as the other kid was on

campus. The vice principle pulled me aside and said if it were his

child he would do the same thing, because the other kid is a monster

in the making. My son missed the last three months of that semester,

and was then placed at a more restrictive program so his schooling

could resume.

> Sad. Did you ever call the cops? If someone physically hits, kicks

> and beats someone it's assault, not bullying. That's against the law

> and should be enforced just like any other law.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tried to involve police with one particularly aggregious string of

hazing. The school told me the other child was not wanted at the

school, and should be in " other placement " (read, he is a conduct

disorder [child form of sociopath], and should be in reform school)

but they didn't have enough to make their case yet. I said I would

speak to the parents, and was told the father was worse than the son.

The child stole from mine, hit mine, bullied mine, and the school

didn't do anything. The campus police refused to cite or arrest, the

city police said it was the jurisdiction of the campus police. I

tried to get it prosecuted as a hate crime, because some of the

motivation was the other child accused mine of being gay (my son

belonged to the campus gay-straight alliance that promoted

tolerance). I was told it did not meet hate crime statutes. I got

the statutes and read them, and it does, but the police refused to

intervene.

This child stole my son's cell phone, and texted my cell phone with a

threatening message. The police refused to investigate, even when

shown the message on my phone. ( " Prove to us he currently has the

phone and that it was him who sent the message and we will go arrest

him. " )

I refused to send my child to school as long as the other kid was on

campus. The vice principle pulled me aside and said if it were his

child he would do the same thing, because the other kid is a monster

in the making. My son missed the last three months of that semester,

and was then placed at a more restrictive program so his schooling

could resume.

> Sad. Did you ever call the cops? If someone physically hits, kicks

> and beats someone it's assault, not bullying. That's against the law

> and should be enforced just like any other law.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is outrageous. I am so sorry that you and your son had to

go through this.

Shirly

Shirly Gilad BCBA,RN, FNP, MS

Behavioral Therapy and then some.

Work:

Fax:

shirly@...

www.shirlygilad.com

From: sList

[mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of Cislo

Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:01 PM

To: sList

Subject: Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due

to Taunts, Hazing

Tried to involve police with one particularly aggregious string of

hazing. The school told me the other child was not wanted at the

school, and should be in " other placement " (read, he is a conduct

disorder [child form of sociopath], and should be in reform school)

but they didn't have enough to make their case yet. I said I would

speak to the parents, and was told the father was worse than the son.

The child stole from mine, hit mine, bullied mine, and the school

didn't do anything. The campus police refused to cite or arrest, the

city police said it was the jurisdiction of the campus police. I

tried to get it prosecuted as a hate crime, because some of the

motivation was the other child accused mine of being gay (my son

belonged to the campus gay-straight alliance that promoted

tolerance). I was told it did not meet hate crime statutes. I got

the statutes and read them, and it does, but the police refused to

intervene.

This child stole my son's cell phone, and texted my cell phone with a

threatening message. The police refused to investigate, even when

shown the message on my phone. ( " Prove to us he currently has the

phone and that it was him who sent the message and we will go arrest

him. " )

I refused to send my child to school as long as the other kid was on

campus. The vice principle pulled me aside and said if it were his

child he would do the same thing, because the other kid is a monster

in the making. My son missed the last three months of that semester,

and was then placed at a more restrictive program so his schooling

could resume.

On Oct 28, 2009, at 5:09 AM, meandmyraingirl@...

wrote:

> Sad. Did you ever call the cops? If someone physically hits, kicks

> and beats someone it's assault, not bullying. That's against the law

> and should be enforced just like any other law.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is outrageous. I am so sorry that you and your son had to

go through this.

Shirly

Shirly Gilad BCBA,RN, FNP, MS

Behavioral Therapy and then some.

Work:

Fax:

shirly@...

www.shirlygilad.com

From: sList

[mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of Cislo

Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:01 PM

To: sList

Subject: Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due

to Taunts, Hazing

Tried to involve police with one particularly aggregious string of

hazing. The school told me the other child was not wanted at the

school, and should be in " other placement " (read, he is a conduct

disorder [child form of sociopath], and should be in reform school)

but they didn't have enough to make their case yet. I said I would

speak to the parents, and was told the father was worse than the son.

The child stole from mine, hit mine, bullied mine, and the school

didn't do anything. The campus police refused to cite or arrest, the

city police said it was the jurisdiction of the campus police. I

tried to get it prosecuted as a hate crime, because some of the

motivation was the other child accused mine of being gay (my son

belonged to the campus gay-straight alliance that promoted

tolerance). I was told it did not meet hate crime statutes. I got

the statutes and read them, and it does, but the police refused to

intervene.

This child stole my son's cell phone, and texted my cell phone with a

threatening message. The police refused to investigate, even when

shown the message on my phone. ( " Prove to us he currently has the

phone and that it was him who sent the message and we will go arrest

him. " )

I refused to send my child to school as long as the other kid was on

campus. The vice principle pulled me aside and said if it were his

child he would do the same thing, because the other kid is a monster

in the making. My son missed the last three months of that semester,

and was then placed at a more restrictive program so his schooling

could resume.

On Oct 28, 2009, at 5:09 AM, meandmyraingirl@...

wrote:

> Sad. Did you ever call the cops? If someone physically hits, kicks

> and beats someone it's assault, not bullying. That's against the law

> and should be enforced just like any other law.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is outrageous. I am so sorry that you and your son had to

go through this.

Shirly

Shirly Gilad BCBA,RN, FNP, MS

Behavioral Therapy and then some.

Work:

Fax:

shirly@...

www.shirlygilad.com

From: sList

[mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of Cislo

Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:01 PM

To: sList

Subject: Re: MT: Parents Pull Autistic Son from School due

to Taunts, Hazing

Tried to involve police with one particularly aggregious string of

hazing. The school told me the other child was not wanted at the

school, and should be in " other placement " (read, he is a conduct

disorder [child form of sociopath], and should be in reform school)

but they didn't have enough to make their case yet. I said I would

speak to the parents, and was told the father was worse than the son.

The child stole from mine, hit mine, bullied mine, and the school

didn't do anything. The campus police refused to cite or arrest, the

city police said it was the jurisdiction of the campus police. I

tried to get it prosecuted as a hate crime, because some of the

motivation was the other child accused mine of being gay (my son

belonged to the campus gay-straight alliance that promoted

tolerance). I was told it did not meet hate crime statutes. I got

the statutes and read them, and it does, but the police refused to

intervene.

This child stole my son's cell phone, and texted my cell phone with a

threatening message. The police refused to investigate, even when

shown the message on my phone. ( " Prove to us he currently has the

phone and that it was him who sent the message and we will go arrest

him. " )

I refused to send my child to school as long as the other kid was on

campus. The vice principle pulled me aside and said if it were his

child he would do the same thing, because the other kid is a monster

in the making. My son missed the last three months of that semester,

and was then placed at a more restrictive program so his schooling

could resume.

On Oct 28, 2009, at 5:09 AM, meandmyraingirl@...

wrote:

> Sad. Did you ever call the cops? If someone physically hits, kicks

> and beats someone it's assault, not bullying. That's against the law

> and should be enforced just like any other law.

>

>

>