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 My lil bro has autism

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  • Fuzzball

    22 March 2012 at 20:36

    My lil bro has autism

     

     My little brother has autism. It's ok I guess but sometimes kids at school make fun of him. They call him names like crazy and stupid. Even my friends do it and I hate it. I just want it to stop
  • avengedsevenfold111

    23 March 2012 at 16:59

     

    Aw, maybe your friends don't realise that its upsetting you..? And kids at school can be so mean without even realise how much its effecting the person  .
  • Leelee138

    26 March 2012 at 23:22

     

    Hi :)

    I'm in pretty much the same situation -my little brother (he's 14) also has autism and is bullied really badly, only my friends don't do it cause I get really protective. Tell your friends not to because you have influence over them so you can do something, and at least there are some people that you can make stop. The other thing is try to encourage him to do activities with other people, particularly if he's good at them. Like my little brother is a good musician so I encourage him to do lots of music cause he enjoys it and it means he meets other people and has stuff to talk about with them. Also, if he's really good at something people will respect him more and overlook other stuff I guess. Hope I helped :)
  • kerri1998

    02 April 2012 at 11:37

     

     My little brother as ssigns of autsim and he has cerbal pausy and most people think that he's stupid when he isn't my litle brother gets bullied. 

    try talking to your friends and saying that it's upsetting you? 

    hope this helps x
  • directioner94

    06 August 2012 at 03:44

     

    My big  brother and little sister both have Autism. I used to get angry about it. but them I realised, they wouldn't be the same without it
  • toxicaline

    08 August 2012 at 23:56

     

    i have autism and poeple call me names too u should tell your friend's that u hate that they call him stupid some days u will get bad days with him and good days with him as long as he knows that u love him no matter what he will be ok and if he takes things out on u he is doing it because he feels safe
  • dramalover16

    10 August 2012 at 20:06

     

    Hey xx I just want to say you're not alone xx I have a little brother (13 years old) with autism. And I know first hand how hard it is, so I admire your strength. My bro used to get teased by kids when we were playing in the park when we were little. He was completely unaware that the kids were being mean to him as he doesn't grasp subtle facial expressions and phrases.

    Tell your friends to stop teasing him, if they refuse to, then it just shows that they aren't true friends. Not 100% sure if this will work but you could try and raise awareness of autism at school whether that be by presenting a talk or by showing a powerpoint.

    All my love and stay strong ^_^

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