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Bullying

Children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities are particularly susceptible to bullying, whether it’s physical, verbal, or digital bullying. The impact of bullying can be devastating, and it’s everyone’s responsibility — the bully’s, the victim’s, the bystander’s — to make sure that bullying stops. Learn more about what you can do as a parent.

Featured Video: Exclusive Interview with “Bully” Director Lee Hirsch

NCLD was a lead supporter of this eye-opening documentary. In this emotional interview, Lee Hirsch talks about the problem of bullying and how it relates to LD. More >

Featured Video: An LD Expert Explains How to Prevent Bullying

Learning disabilities expert Dr. Sheldon Horowitz talks about the problem of bullying and provides three crucial tips for parents who have a child with a learning disability. More >

Bullying: What’s a Parent to Do?

How Familiar Are These Phrases? Kids will be kids and teasing is normal; they really don’t mean any harm. Just ignore it and it will go away. All you have to do is stand up for yourself. Is this the kind of advice that you would give to your child if they reported being pic... More >

The Truth about Bullying and LD

It’s hard to assign a number to describe the incidence of bullying — data from different sources report different findings — but one thing is certain; the deeper you dig, the clearer it becomes that the prevalence of bullying is staggering. * Statistics 10% of children rep... More >

Your Stories about Bullying

We asked you—our NCLD community—to tell us about your experiences with bullying. Your responses reflected the sadness, anxiety, anger and vulnerability that are part of the bullying experience. And the heartbreak is all the more poignant when it involves children who are isolated... More >

Bullying Hurts Everyone, Not Just the Victim

At first, the word “bullying” conjures up images of a tough, wise-cracking kid verbally taunting and embarrassing another, pushing, punching, poking, tripping, threatening, taking his possessions, ripping his clothes, defacing his property… all behaviors that are clearly inappro... More >