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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the point of arguing bullying vs. not? The end result is the same: Lucas is going to stop hanging out with the kid, like anybody would with someone who annoys them. So will all the other kids with normal social skills who see this behavior, or who Lucas badmouths this kid to, and decide that the kid is obnoxious and unfunny and immature and not worth befriending. Congrats, the kid is now totally ostracized. So the point of not labeling it bullying is what, again? The kid is supposed to automatically have friends if he’s just unbelievably annoying instead of a bully? [/quote3]

I believe the poster who says it should be okay is arguing that OPs son should be able to continue the behavior and that OP should not seek further diagnosis.[/quote]

Well, they CAN do that, but as PP pointed out, OP's son will suffer probably lasting social consequences.  This also then plays out into general confidence and susceptibility to social pressures to fit in while in high school. [b] I'm probably in the minority, but I view issues like this as at least if not more important than grades for a kid's long term potential.
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You are correct.  In the real world, social skills usually mean more than grades.[/quote]

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