Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
My son is 9 and is being asset for autism my son has never had a lot of friend when he was younger and started nursey he had a speech problem which stoped being able to communicate with childern but it never seemed to bother him now as he's got older he's tried to make friends but he's always found it hard to make friends so he now has nobody to play with it has always broke my heart now he's in year 5 he gets teased and kids invited the whole class to party's and doesn't invited my baby boy.hes a lovely boy he's so kind so friendly he's not got a nasty bone in his body I don't understand how childern can be cruel it breaks my heart that my son does not have that one single friend he can talk to in school and if been into school and nothing seems to get done has anybody got any advice I don't want my son to ever feel lonely
Kind regards
A worried mummy
Hi NAS23975,
I am sorry your son is having such a difficult time at school, you might want to have a look at the pages on the NAS website about bullying:
http://www.autism.org.uk/about/in-education/bullying.aspx
And also maybe encourage his teachers to have a look at the same info, particularly around the unstructured time at school - play/lunch times so they can understand his needs and support him better:
http://www.autism.org.uk/about/in-education/difficulties-at-lunch-and-break-times.aspx
It can help to pass on information specifically for education professionals about autism spectrum disorders. The following link contains information written for education professionals: http://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/teachers.aspx
There may be some other parents on the forum who can offer their own advice from their experience but if you need more guidance you can contact the Autism Helpline. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm), although please note that the Helpline is experiencing increasingly high demand, and you may not reach them straight away.
Please see the following link for further information:
http://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main.aspx
I hope you find something here helpful but do post back if not and another moderator or community member will try to help.
Kind regards,
Heather - Mod