The National Autistic Society (NAS), which carried out the survey, said it revealed a “troubling picture of isolation” that many children and young people living with autism face.
Of the 2,938 people with autism who completed the survey, 1,380 were 17 or under.
Sixty three per cent of all respondents said they have been bullied in school. Of those taking part who were secondary school age, the proportion increased to 75 per cent.
Meanwhile 82 per cent of children with high functioning autism or Asperger syndrome said they have been bullied in school and more than half of children responding said they wanted to have more friends than they do.
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