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Bullying among children with special health care needs is a highly-charged topic for parents, and writing about it brings not only opportunities to examine the research, but also some unexpected feelings. Reading articles, blogs, and watching YouTube videos of parents working together with teachers, administrators, and legislators to prevent bullying is inspiring; it is through these collaborative efforts that bullying prevention will succeed. But my own child’s story keeps creeping in; unresolved outcomes from bullying experiences in the past, which may never be completely resolved. The experiences of my child with special health care needs, his challenges with being bullied, and my attempts to protect him, are similar to many of the stories found in case reports and news articles.
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Twyman, K. A., Saylor, C. F., Saia, D., Macias, M. M., Taylor, L. A., & Spratt, E. (2010). Bullying and ostracism experiences in children with special health care needs. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 31(1), 1–8.
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Shetgiri, R., Espelage, D.L., Carroll, L. (2015). “Sometimes People Mean?”: A Parent’s Perspective on Victimization of Children with Special Health Care Needs. In: Practical Strategies for Clinical Management of Bullying. SpringerBriefs in Public Health(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15476-3_3
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