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Strategies to Reduce the Bullying of Young Children with Asperger Syndrome.
by Tony Attwood

"Studies and reviews of the literature on bullying in childhood have indicated that the frequency and intensity of bullying is most prominent between the ages of eight and 14 years (Nansel et al., 1998; Olweus, 1993; Pepler & Craig, 1999; Rigby, 1996). However, bully--victim relationships begin to emerge in the preschool years (Vermande et al., 2000). This paper will focus on the reasons for the bullying of children with Asperger Syndrome that begins in the preschool years, and on strategies that can be used from early childhood onwards to try to prevent some of the long-term consequences of bullying that can have a significant psychological impact on typical children (Hay, Payne & Chadwick, 2004) and will undoubtedly also affect young children with Asperger Syndrome."