Autistic Adults Get Bullied (What You Should Do)

Bullying doesn’t just happen in school — many autistic adults face bullying, discrimination, and exclusion at work, in relationships, and in social situations. If you’ve ever felt targeted, misunderstood, or pushed aside because of your autism, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to deal with it silently.

In this episode of The Aspie World Podcast, I’m sharing practical strategies to help autistic adults handle bullying, set healthy boundaries, and protect their mental well-being. I’ll also explain why autistic people are more vulnerable to bullying and how you can stand up for yourself without masking or compromising who you are.

• Why autistic adults are often targeted by bullies

• The different types of bullying — at work, in relationships, and online

• How to recognise toxic patterns before they escalate

• Practical steps to set boundaries and protect yourself

• Where to find support, resources, and safe communities

Bullying is never your fault, and you deserve to feel safe, respected, and understood. With the right tools, you can navigate difficult situations and build confidence in being your authentic self.

• Autistic adults experiencing bullying or discrimination

• Parents supporting autistic teens and young adults

• Employers, educators, and professionals wanting to create safer spaces

• Anyone curious about the challenges autistic people face in adulthood

If you’ve ever felt excluded, attacked, or misunderstood, this episode will give you clarity, tools, and reassurance to help you stand strong and seek support.

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Episode Transcript

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So it's no joke autistic. I want to get bullied just as
much as autistic kids. Guys, welcome back to the aspy
world. My name is Dan and I have autism
and I like weekly videos like this.
So if you are interested in coming now, this journey with me
and helping people with autism and make sure to hit the
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So it's national bully awarenessweekend.
There's lots of anti bullying campaigns going around right now

(00:22):
which is fantastic and I love that.
I think the more empowerment we can get the better.
This is why I want to have this conversation.
But what should we do? How can we help people who are
on the autism spectrum who are getting bullied?
How do we help stop bullying from being a thing now?
Autistic individuals are vulnerable individuals.
They will have issues in social situations, communication, They
could be victims of mate crime where someone who pretends to be

(00:45):
your friend could steal money ortake advantage or abuse you,
which is always awfully happening around the world.
I see so many cases of it. And now I'm not trying to make
this a negative video. I just want to make this a video
of how can we help? What can we do to help?
All these things happen. And it's kind of like, oh man, I
wish we could help. So I'm here to help you guys
with this. So the first thing I want to say
is that you need to practice raising awareness and foster

(01:08):
understanding. So the more awareness we can
raise about autistic individualsand their potential
vulnerability in society, the better, you know, community
members, school leaders and yourlocal governors, all of those
people need to be aware of the vulnerabilities of autistic
people. And we should be looking out for
our autistic friends, neighbors and community members.
Let's all educate and empower. If you can create something like

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maybe a short video or a presentation that you can
present it to people. Or you can create something of a
what to do if you're being bullied in your school or what
you can do if you're being bullied at work.
And present this to the classes or the group of people that
you're with. Because then they can get
themselves empowered of what they need to do if they feel
like they're victims of being bullied.
Because we all need support. We all need somewhere to go

(01:52):
though we have responsibilities,people who are advocating for
autism, people who are trying todo our best.
This is our job to help other people.
So that's what I want to talk about is encourage open
communication. A lot of people don't know much
about autism, and so they may not even know that autistic
people are successful to being bullied, right?
And also the other way around, autistic individuals who are
being bullied may not know that they can speak out and talk

(02:13):
about it because they feel too afraid.
Always offer a helping hand and always offer yourself to be that
person to open a conversation, open dialogue, explain, educate
all the things about autism and how the vulnerability can be
subject to bullying and the causes of that.
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So the next thing I'd say to do is if you're in a position of

(03:18):
power, say you're in a working environment or a schooling
environment, any education environment where adults are
present, you know, you can implement an anti bullying
policy. You can create more harsh strict
rules if it's obvious like they're being bullied.
You can create more stricter measures on how a person is
disciplined if they're found outto be a bully.
Right, Because it sounds ridiculous, but I've known
adults from all ages right up until the 60s and 70s getting

(03:41):
bullied in working environments if they're a new or spectrum,
which is absolutely crazy to me,but it happens and it's
something that we need to put a stop to you or it will stamp it
out wherever we can. So creating a policy within your
working environment or in your social environment or in any
networking environment that you're a part of will be so
awesome to defer bullying from actually happening.
The last thing I will say is support people and help them.

(04:04):
Seek professional help. Maybe your person is getting
bullied yourself and seek professional help.
There are always counselors available or even speak to your
doctor, physician, GP, any of those people can help.
But if you're an advent and you want to help other people and
seek that person of being a support, go to, you know, if you
see some vulnerable situation, check in on them, make sure
they're OK. Make sure that there's nothing

(04:24):
happening in their life that they feel bullied with.
Make sure that they are feeling comfortable.
Make sure that they're feeling taken care of.
It's your duty as a person to take care of other people.
So what we do, we're all family here on this planet.
We need to take care of each other.
Guys, if you have anything to add to this, pop in a comment
down below. I will read every single
comment, share this video because I think it's important,
and give it a thumbs up to help the distribution of this video.
You guys, I'll see you in the next one.

(04:45):
Thank you so much, peace.