Citation

Begeer S, Fink E, van der Meijden S, Goossens F, Olthof T. Autism 2015; 20(5): 562-571.

Affiliation

VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, National Autistic Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1362361315597525

PMID

26239138

Abstract

This study examined the frequency of bullying, victimisation and defending behaviours among children with autism spectrum disorder and normal intelligence, using both self-report and peer-report information. Peer-report and self-report data were collected on a single classroom of 26 early adolescent boys attending a special school for children with autism and compared with 23 typically developing boys attending a single mainstream secondary school.

RESULTS showed that self- and peer-reported bully and victimisation rates did not differ between boys with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing boys. However, self-reported defending behaviour was less likely to be reported by boys in the autism spectrum disorder school compared to boys in the mainstream school, although there was no such difference for peer-reported defending.

Language: en