Exposure to Bullying among Autistic Children in Jordan: Children’s Parent Perspectives

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1 1Department of Special Education, Princess Rahma College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan.

2 Department of Special Education, Princess Rahma College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan.

3 Department of Basic Sciences, Arab University College of Technology (Arab Community College), Jordan.

Abstract

The study aimed to shed light on the bullying phenomenon practiced against Jordanian autistic children as perceived by their parents. A descriptive quantitative approach was based on scale of 29 items on bullying conduct and patterns. The study sample consisted of 50 Jordanian parents of autistic children. The children’s ages ranged between 5 to 4 years old. The results of the study revealed that the parents of autistic children were fully aware that their children were exposed to a high potential of the bullying risk. The results also showed that the parents reported that the most common type of bullying that their children were exposed to was physical, however, the verbal bullying occurred usually with some frequent maltreatment and underestimation of their children. The parents further reported more likely exposure of their children to social bullying in social communities and public places. Furthermore, the study showed a significant difference in the parents' rate of the likelihood of the bullying their children were exposed to due to their gender in favor of males.

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