title: Peer Victimization and Educational Outcomes in Mainstreamed Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
abstract: The majority of adolescents with ASD spend a significant amount of the school day in general education settings; yet, many of these students exhibit problems at school. The current manuscript examined whether specific types of peer victimization were associated with a range of educational outcomes. Participants from study 1 included parents of 1221 adolescents from the Interactive Autism Network. Study 2 included 54 adolescent males and one of their parents that were recruited from a clinic registry. Both studies found that all types of victimization were associated with educational outcomes. These findings indicate that, in addition to improving overall well-being of students with ASD, reducing peer victimization could have positive effects on educational performance of these students.
authors: Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 4002, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA. ryan.adams@cchmc.org.
authors: Ryan
authors: R
authors: Adams
authors: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Taylor
authors: Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 4002, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
authors: Amie
authors: A
authors: Duncan
authors: University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors: Somer
authors: S
authors: Bishop
keywords: ASD; Bullying; School; Victimization