Bullying of children and adolescents with autism spectrum conditions: a ‘state of the field’ review

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Figure 1. The REPIM for understanding negative social outcomes among children and young people with ASC (Humphrey and Symes 2011, p. 4. Reproduced with permission from SAGE).

Table 1. Variation in the prevalence of bullying among students with ASC as a function of different methods of measurement.

Measures	Teacher report (%)				Parent report (%)
Nomination as victim	27.9				43.3
Role (if a victim)	Victim		Bully victim		Victim		Bully victim
	56.4		43.6		79.3		20.7
Frequency (if a victim)	Termly	Weekly	Daily		Termly	Weekly	Daily
	55.9	34.0	10.1		49.1	38.2	12.7
Bully mean cut-points^a	0	Low	Medium	High	0	Low	Medium	High
	34.6	43.0	18.8	3.6	22.3	35.5	28.9	13.2

Source: Reproduced with permission from Hebron (2012).

^aLow = 0.001–1; medium = 1.001–2; high = 2.001–3.

Humphrey, N., and W. Symes. 2011. “Peer Interaction Patterns among Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in Mainstream School Settings.” Autism 15 (4): 397–419. doi: 10.1177/1362361310387804

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Hebron, J. S. 2012. “Bullying of Children and Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Investigation into Prevalence, Victim Role, Risk and Protective Factors.” PhD diss., University of Manchester.

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