“…Similarly, children who have disabilities are three times more likely to be victims of bullying compared to children without special needs (de Oliveira & da Silva Antonio, 2006;Palácios & Rego, 2006;Little, 2002). Children with hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) are more likely than other children to be bullied and have fewer friends (Yude et al, 1998); children with epilepsy are more likely to be bullied as are children with medical conditions that affect their appearance such as muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy (Dawkins, 1996;Hamiwka et al, 2009); and children with learning disabilities, autism, attention deficit or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are also at a greater risk of being bullied (Mishna, 2003;Twyman et al, 2010).…”