Malicious rumours

My sweet, innocent, naive 18 year old son with ASD is experiencing vile and malicious rumours going around about him at college which are completely untrue. We are at a loss at what to do. The police aren't interested.  We have informed the college but not all the culprits go there so there is little they can do. As a result, he is extremely depressed, anxious and is self harming. He wants to move colleges as his reputation is in tatter but I feel he shouldn't have to. Has anybody else's child experienced this awful traumatising stuff? We've been told it's a civil matter but no guarantee of getting an injunction or charges pressed and have to pay £300 per culprit!! Help!

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  • Thank you for your replies. Yes the other kids are spreading it about that he is a pervert and paedophile which is blatant lies. Yes, he has some younger friends he speaks to on line ( he is very young socially and emotionally) but it is very innocent. He gets on better with either younger or older people who don’t play mind games and mess with his head. I don’t believe there’s any jealousy involved, they’re just spiteful bullies who want to make themselves feel better for some reason. What they’re doing is so damaging though and they’re getting away with it. My son is cutting himself and just can’t handle the bad reputation he’s getting. Btw he doesn’t get PIP, it was refused although he always got DLA as a child??! 

  • You've got to feel sorry for the teachers they are on a-hiding-to-nothing. And the parents of these little thugs would come in the school saying, 'not my little johnny'