Reply #21: Sorry but your parent's were jerks - have they ever apologized?

[goddess40]

and your teachers were bullies who should have been fired. I'm so sorry the adults in you life failed you and I hope eventually you can move on.

If you can get some therapy do go and don't be afraid to fire a therapist that tells you to simply get over it. Maybe a therapist could help you organize a support group for bully victims - you are not alone. How about getting active in your town to establish a comprehensive anti-bullying program. Also if I were you I'd write to the schools you attended and let them know what a hell on earth you had while attended their schools and ask what they've done to remedy it. Another place to try to get bullying addressed is with your state government and you state department of instruction.

Most importantly read and research bullying.
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence by Barbara Coloroso - this is the best book on bullying, I think if you read just this book it will make you feel better.

School Bullying: Tools for Avoiding Harm and Liability
by Mary Jo McGrath

Bullying in Secondary Schools: What It Looks Like and How To Manage It (PCP Professional)
by Keith Sullivan

Bullying in Schools: How Successful Can Interventions Be?
by Peter K. Smith

Just by reading you can get reassurance that it wasn't your fault and if you can find a way to stop it from happening to someone else it will also make you feel better.

Both of my son's have autism spectrum disorders, one is NLD and the other asperger's, and we have fought with the schools all the way through. I'm now on the school board and hope to have a comprehensive anti-bullying program in place by the time my term is up.