Dr. Claudio Cerullo discusses Bullying & Children With Disabilities
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Students with ADD and Other Learning Disabilities are More Likely to be Bullied.
Children with emotional disorders and learning disabilities have a greater chance of being harassed, taunted & teased by bullies. Teaching subtle social skills can help.
Students are harassed and bullied every day in schools throughout the country, neighborhoods and playgrounds, but bullying is even more common in students with disabilities such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), autism or Asberger's Syndrome, or other learning issues, behavioral or emotional disabilities.
Dr. Claudio V. Cerullo is considered to be an expert on bullying and bullying prevention programs; he defines bullying as "repeated exposure over time to negative acts on the part of one or more other students. It is a negative action when someone intentionally inflicts, or attempts to inflict, injury or discomfort upon another social, physically, or emotionally."
Bullying can be physically aggressive (kicking, hitting or punching), verbally harassing (name calling or threatening), or psychologically hostile (spreading rumors or taking actions that socially isolate a child).Cyber bullying is a relatively new form of bullying that involves using the Internet and cell phone messaging to repeatedly intimidate, threaten or insult another child.
Many researchers also believe that bullying involves an imbalance of power either physical or psychological. For example, a larger, stronger student will often bully a child he perceives as weak. Similarly, children who seem to lack confidence, social intelligence or "emotional muscle" are often bullied by kids who are more confident and aggressive.
About Dr. Claudio Cerullo
Dr. Claudio V. Cerullo earned his Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Social Science Education where he was elected President of the Student Government and Education Association. Dr. Cerullo earned his Master's Degree in Professional Elementary and Secondary Education with his concentration in Educational Administration, earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Administration and has attended educational leadership training in Diversity/Multi-Cultural Education through Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.
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Very true Dr. Cerullo! I agree with your article findings and I would like to further discuss how we can help fight bullying.
hi im a 14 year old girl from canada,ontario that is going to 9th grade. i have ADD attention dificit disorder. and i wanted to say to u that this article makes sennsee, cuzz i was bullied alot from kindergarden to end of six grade-behinning of 7 grade. it got so bad that i got depressed and suicidal, mmy parents didnt know cuz i have not good relationship with them, (only my friends know my friends sinse 7 grade and a friend since 5 grade) but i just wanted to say that i was always wondering still now why i was a bullied trigger and now that i readed this its makes sense. i always knew itas a bit cuz of mt ADD but i waa not conpletely sure, i just wanted to say thank you, ps (im not in depression since a year a go)
I am very sorry to hear this, as this is a growing epidemic in our global society. Should I ever be of help to you or other children suffering from being bullied, please reach out. My web site is wwwteachantibullying.com
Thank you for your book information!
Dr. Cerullo,
I have a son with Autism and he is picked on daily at school, either on the playground or cafe`. Can you provide some suggestions I can take with his school to protect my son? I always fear my son will be hurt or never want to return to school. Thank you so much!
Dear Ms. Redman,
I certainly understand your concern and this problem ocurrs daily with many of our children in our schools, playgrounds, and community centers across our country. If you would like to speak to me personally, please e-mail me at info@drcerullo.com I will help you in any way i can.
Dr. Cerullo, I have a child with ADHD and he has been bullied since 1st grade...thank you for your information and for helping me son.
My daughter has Autism and has been bullied since middle school, this is a grwoing problem within our educational community. Thank you Dr. Cerullo for your willingness to tackle this problem and for speaking to our center staff. Peg
Dr. Cerullo, I applaud all that you are doing to raise awareness regarding this growing concern among our school children. I have been working with familes for over 33 years now, and bullying always becomes a parental question in my practice. I have research your work and web page and I must say, it is very good information for me to pass on to our families. Claire
Excellent work Dr. Cerullo!
Are you open to take part in a health conference Dr. Cerullo?
I have a son and daughter that have ADHD they both have bullied by students and teachers.My son was choked,jumped by two students in school nothing was done by school.My daughter was assaulted by a girl in school and put a knot on her face along with breaking her glasses.Juvenile courts tell me there is nothing I can do,spoke with attorneys,spoke with board of education,went to magistrate and everyone has told me there is nothing I can do.I am not understanding the system,I guess I am suppose to allow my children to continue to be bullied until someone seriously gets hurt.Help needed immediately plaese