My 14 year old son had a difficult start to life, my husband and i knew something wasn't right from an early age, the way he acted and behaved, was different to other children, when he started primary school his first teacher pulled us to one side and told us she believed he may be autistic, this was after only his first week at school, we thought to ourselves that wasn't the problem but we heard her out, after a while she convinced us to seek medical advice and eventually we got a diagnosis saying he was in deed autistic, I just cried, not because of his condition, it was more a relief to know that it wasn't me been a bad parent that made him this way, i know some people don't like labels on children, but i would rather him have a label then it being something i had done wrong. Anyway all through his primary school the teachers were great, he loved school and everyone knew him and he knew everyone, he fitted in with all his friends, there was no bullying, no name calling, all the teachers were very understanding. when it became close to the time of him moving to secondary school, we had a special meeting with people from senco, and also autism team from his new school, they assured us there was zero tolerance to bullying and they would put in place things to help him with his future schooling, we were very cautious, he wasn't scared of going, we were more scared than he was, his first year at the school went quite well, he was put in the discovery group which was for those with special needs, everything was going smooth, then suddenly things started to go downhill, because he had showed high function somebody had the idea to move him into mainstream school, just for a couple of lessons, maths and English..... but then he was suddenly thrust into main stream school for everything, it was like someone had given him a complete library to read and he didn't know where to start. He has never been ashamed of having Autism, he will gladly tell anyone who asks all about it and how it affects him, this was his downfall, once other kids knew about his condition, then the bullying started, first it was silly things, name calling and stuff, then it got to getting chased home from school, been used as a punch bag, his personal belongings broken and smashed, his clothes torn, his shoes and socks flushed in the toilet, thrown in the shower, peed on , when asked who it was he would always say "Cant Remember", he has always been that way as he doesn't like getting anyone into trouble, another thing he cant cope with is a lot of noise, loud cars, motorbikes, shouting etc. Now obviously sometimes teachers shout, he winces, sometimes teachers shout while stood near him, this scares him, even if the teacher is shouting at someone else, he is also very squeamish, doesn't like blood in any form, real life or on tv, in newspaper etc, he is now 14 and in year 9, I have phoned the school up to 3 times a week to tell them of the way he has come home all stressed and crying, all we get is "We will look into it", i have phoned countless times asking to see the head, hes always busy, recently i contacted board of governors, they said they would look into it, in all fairness the next day we were contacted by the schools learning manager stating that they would try and hurry things up regarding his case, in the past week the school contacted me and asked if i had proof of his diagnosis, i couldn't believe it, all the meetings we had, all the phone calls, all the contact from his previous school and they decide now, can we see proof, luckily i had the diagnosis letter and the school have now got a copy of it, tonight was the last straw, he came home from school, screaming and trembling, one of his teachers has told him he will amount to nothing and that his parents (My husband And i) would be disappointed in him, also some of his so called friends have been teasing him for a while, calling him gay among other things, normally this may not upset people but unfortunately my son take everything anyone says as gospel, he cant differentiate between real world and fantasy, he has no sense of time, money or emotions, all he wants to do is sit in his room in the dark, wears all black, talks to himself, he now stated he has evil twin talking to him to do bad things, i also found a card in his desk draw, about teenage suicide helpline, i really don't know what else to do anymore. Has anyone got any advice please.......