Background

Children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be vulnerable to social isolation and bullying victimisation. We investigated frequency and types of bullying and its association with severity of ASD.

Method

We compared bullying victimisation and perpetration levels between children with ASD (n = 45), those with mild intellectual disability (ID) (n = 40) and typically-developing (TD) children (n = 46). Children receiving formal education as inclusive students in primary or secondary schools in Ankara were included in the ASD and ID groups.

Results

Both the ASD and ID groups experienced more victimisation through verbal and emotional bullying than the TD group. There was no significant difference in the frequency of bullying perpetration between the groups. All groups were victimised mostly by their own male classmates and in the absence of their teacher from the classroom. There was a positive correlation between bullying victimisation and severity of ASD.

Conclusions

Teachers, parents, and physicians should take responsibility to protect children with special needs against peer bullying, as their risk for peer bullying is higher than for TD children.

中文翻译：

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正规教育机构中自闭症谱系障碍儿童的同伴欺凌：来自土耳其的数据

背景

自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的儿童可能容易受到社会孤立和欺凌的伤害。我们调查了欺凌的频率和类型及其与ASD严重程度的关系。

方法

我们比较了自闭症儿童（n = 45），轻度智力障碍（ID）（n = 40）和典型发育（TD）儿童（n = 46）之间的欺凌受害和犯罪水平。在安卡拉的小学或中学接受正规教育的全纳性学生被纳入ASD和ID组。

结果

与TD小组相比，ASD和ID小组在言语和情感上都遭受了更多的受害者。两组之间欺凌的发生频率没有显着差异。所有小组都主要是由自己的男同学作为受害者，没有老师离开教室。欺凌受害者与ASD的严重程度呈正相关。

结论

教师，父母和医师应负责保护有特殊需要的儿童免遭同伴欺负，因为同伴欺凌的风险要比TD儿童高。