I have an almost 8 year old son, who is very smart in school, and very social. He has always had a hard time with social situations though He is an only child, so he has always had trouble sharing, and has always wanted everyone to do things the way he thought they should be done, not to be bossy but because logically, it's done that way, until the last 2 years. He has become quite a great little man, but I took him to a birthday party at a pool tonight, and I was very upset by what I saw. There were 10 boys, and while playing ball in the pool, as much as my son tried, they looked right through him and never gave him the ball. He was so saddened, and went to the corner of the pool alone and was almost crying. He did continue to try through out the party but besides a few kids here and there, he had little connection to the others. I was heart broken. I went through this in school, and was severely bullied for being overweight. I am so scared that my son Is headed towards that path and I don't know what to do. I was so scarred by it myself, that even today I will never forget my bad experiences. I just want him to feel included, and feel liked by his class mates.