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I'm so sorry for this young man, and his grieving family!

My son has ADHD/HFA and was bullied in elementary school. His MCPS school addressed it as soon as they were aware, but it was difficult for me to identify the bullying because he was so non-verbal and passive as that age that he didn't even tell me until it got really bad... I actually witnessed the last incident myself and that's how I realized the extent of it.

Ever since it's been fine. He doesn't respond to insults, he's not on social media, and the small group of acquaintances he has is not the bullying kind. But there will always be that fear, since he's a rule follower, and automatically tends to obey what he perceives to be rules and people in authority. A hierarchical superior could EASILY bully him - he might never try to defend himself or think of leaving.

I've been trying to teach him to stand up for himself without coming across as whiny, and to try to be self-aware enough to realize how he comes across: many times, he presents as such a naive, clueless individual, that peers who would never have thought of teasing and bullying just can't resist. I am very aware of that.

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