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Don’t know what to do ASD son friendships

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Nothankyou22 · 02/11/2023 20:35

My son generally gets on with everyone and has just moved up to secondary school, he’s very much not the type to break any rules and is very well behaved, so has naturally drifted from his best friend who likes to be the class clown due to fear of detentions.
At lunchtime he is winding DS up, taking DS food and shoving it in his mouth and laughing, calling him autistic whatever and today took his drink from his lunch box.
I guess he’s probably trying to get back in with my son but going the complete wrong way about it as he now feels bullied and my son is very OCD if you touch even his lunch box then he won’t eat anything and already only eats a handful of things.
I mentioned it to his mum can she have a word not to touch or eat his lunch as we’re friendly but don’t hang around and she’s come back and said it’s banter but she’ll have a word.
Clearly not banter but hopefully puts a stop to it but how do you help ASD children who won’t stand up for themselves, in year 6 we had issues with people touching his lunchbox for fun so they could get free food knowing he wouldn’t eat it.

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MafsisNafsbutcompelling · 02/11/2023 21:38

Gosh this sounds awful for you and your son. This change of school is a really tricky time. Doesn’t sound like this friend is a friend at all. Do school know about he ASD? Talk to the teacher? Ask your son to go to a different place at lunch like a club?

Nothankyou22 · 02/11/2023 22:10

I know it seems to be a reoccurring problem with people he thinks are friends winding him and we had it loads in primary but they were very on top of it and it stopped but now his supposed best friend, he’ll tell him to piss off or what not but doesn’t stop and fears getting beaten up so just comes home upset.
I’m going to email his tutor and head of year but they’re are aware of his diagnosis and have lots of things in place to help in lessons etc so hopefully it gets nipped in the bud.
I’m feisty and so his sister, just feel like I can’t protect him and he won’t himself and that’s what upsets me the most

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