Son Was Excited To 'Make Friends' at School—Then Mom Saw Him in Playground
A 2022 study, published in Psychology in the Schools, followed 166 autistic children for two years and found that they “experienced high rejection and low acceptance,” with 51.9 percent rejected during one or both school years.But there was more to it than that. I would tell him he was going to do amazing and that everyone would love him just like I do," she said.Lovelyn arrived at Jaxton's school half an hour early for pickup on his first day. That was when she saw him out on the playground, sitting on a swing all alone, with nobody to push him or play with.
- ▪A 2022 study, published in Psychology in the Schools, followed 166 autistic children for two years and found that they “experienced high rejection and low acceptance,” with 51.9 percent rejected during one or both school years.But there was
- ▪I would tell him he was going to do amazing and that everyone would love him just like I do," she said.Lovelyn arrived at Jaxton's school half an hour early for pickup on his first day.
- ▪That was when she saw him out on the playground, sitting on a swing all alone, with nobody to push him or play with.
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By Jack BeresfordSenior Reporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.A mom has shared the heartbreaking moment of what she found her son doing when she arrived to pick him up after his first day of school.Nessa Lovelyn was "very nervous" about her son Jaxton starting preschool."My primary concern was him being treated differently than the other kids because of his autism and facing rejection," she told Newsweek.Read More on Family & ParentingIndeed, research has found that children with autism may experience difficulties making friends at school.
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