Overheard: Helping Students with ASD Handle Real or Perceived Bullying

In an online chat, SLP Erin Mauldin discusses how to teach students with ASD strategies for understanding and responding to bullying. Participant: Would you give an example of backhanded bullying? Erin Mauldin: Backhanded bullying happens when someone uses kind gestures or words with the intent of misleading their victim. A bully may say something in a nice or kind manner but the message may be negative, which our students who lack social skills are sometimes unable to interpret. A bully may take advantage of their lack of understanding to trick them into a negative situation. Participant: Is there any research about whether to talk with and support the bully in these situations?  Mauldin: A lot of the research I found was about talking to the victim of bullying and prov...

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