Autistic Teen has fingers blow off by bullies

Teasing and bullying are a tragic consequence 
of being on the autism spectrum. 8 in 10 
teens with Asperger's syndrome  / autism are 
bullied. And many want to have friends so 
badly that they put up with the bullies.

I spoke a while ago with a young adult who 
said that he was mercilessly bullied in junior 
and high school. And surprisingly, he felt that 
these bullies were his only friends! You see, at 
least that paid some attention to him.

I just read a horrible news story about a teen 
in Australia who had his fingers blown off 
when bullies handed him what he thought 
was a ball. But it was a homemade bomb that 
blew off his fingers. 

Per the article...
"The mother of a Brisbane teenager whose
hands were blown off after a homemade
bomb exploded has called for the boy who
threw it at him to be charged with
attempted murder. 

Michael Boggan, 15, lost most of his fingers 
after a golf ball filled with explosives 
detonated in a backyard west of Brisbane on 
Friday afternoon. 

It is believed he was sitting with a group of 
friends when he was thrown the homemade 
bomb and it exploded in his hands. Two boys 
were seen running from the house 
immediately after the blast."