My son is being bullied :(

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Mid to late 90's.

B is a hotword, and I def agree that non-violent solutions are preferable, but I do feel at some point that you have to stand up for yourself.

Yup, I think things are considerably different now.

I don't disagree that you need to stand up for yourself - but there are ways to do it that don't involve physical contact/violence. Plus, it's not especially fair to expect a child with a developmental delay to be able to figure out all the subtleties involved in "stand up for yourself." (Put it this way, would you ask the same of an eight-year-old playing with middle schoolers?)

Thanks, everyone, for your feedback and support. I wanted to stop by and give an update.

The kid bullying my son was pulled into the principal's office and had a long chat with the principal, the school psychologist, and the guidance counselor.

It seemed to have worked. I asked my son what happens when he sees him now and he said "He walks right by me. He doesn't even turn his head to look at me."

...so far, so good...