Autistic individuals may be more susceptible to bullying that neurotypical, this can be because they interact differently and this may become apparent to others and they may be more naive and trusting than other people and unaware of approaches that are intended to hurt them. Furthermore, they often like to play alone and this can lead them to becoming easy targets for bullying in the playground.
Exploitation:
Individuals with autism may be vulnerable to exploitation because they are unaware of social norms. This can lead to a higher risk of sexual exploitation as they don’t fully understand what is appropriate behaviour and may not realise that what someone is doing is not acceptable. Furthermore, many autistic individuals will not understand
Exploitation:
Individuals with autism may be vulnerable to exploitation because they are unaware of social norms. This can lead to a higher risk of sexual exploitation as they don’t fully understand what is appropriate behaviour and may not realise that what someone is doing is not acceptable. Furthermore, many autistic individuals will not understand