Protecting Your ASD Child From Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is a threat to all children, teenagers, and young adults, but those with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) are at higher risk.

According to Autism Parenting Magazine, cyberbullying is:

“...an advanced form of old-fashioned bullying which most people have faced to some degree. It includes all forms of digital devices and supports online communication via social media messengers, emails, or simple instant SMS. Cyber-bullying is expressed in the form of finding out, sending, sharing, posting, even blackmailing false and harmful personal details to embarrass and humiliate someone else.”

Because most children with autism are challenged in the areas of communication or reading social cues from their peers, they don’t always know when they’re being bullied until things have gone too far. 

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