title: Bullying-related behaviour in a mainstream high school versus a high school for autism: Self-report and peer-report.
abstract: This study examined the frequency of bullying, victimisation and defending behaviours among children with autism spectrum disorder and normal intelligence, using both self-report and peer-report information. Peer-report and self-report data were collected on a single classroom of 26 early adolescent boys attending a special school for children with autism and compared with 23 typically developing boys attending a single mainstream secondary school. Results showed that self- and peer-reported bully and victimisation rates did not differ between boys with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing boys. However, self-reported defending behaviour was less likely to be reported by boys in the autism spectrum disorder school compared to boys in the mainstream school, although there was no such difference for peer-reported defending.
authors.affiliation: VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands University of Sydney, Australia s.begeer@vu.nl.
authors.forename: Sander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Begeer
authors.affiliation: University College London, UK Anna Freud Centre, UK.
authors.forename: Elian
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.affiliation: VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Meijden
authors.affiliation: VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frits
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goossens
authors.affiliation: VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tjeert
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olthof
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012574:Schools; D057566:Self Report; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: autism; bullying; defending behaviour; peer-report; self-report; victimisation