False rumors

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Has anybody ever had a false rumor started about yourselves? Like that you don't shower or something like that, and that you know is not true. But that the NT's seem to enjoy more when they see that it bothers you. How do you deal with something like that?
I'm having a similar problem, I'm thinking of telling my teacher about it. What other options do I have?

What to do depends very much on what the rumor is, some rumors are not nice but some are plain evil.

If you want you could PM me if you wish to discuss the matter in private, I can not promise to answer you instantly as I can only check my WP account once in a while.

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Diagnosed under the DSM5 rules with autism spectrum disorder, under DSM4 psychologist said would have been AS (299.80) but I suspect that I am somewhere between 299.80 and 299.00 (Autism) under DSM4.

Like you said, people like to see the reaction of whoever they are bullying, so try not to show them that the situation is upsetting you. If you keep a calm mind around them, it should take away what they are craving from you (a reaction.) Of course, this will take some time for them to get the message, so in the meantime, you could tell whoever it may concern that the rumours are false. Tell parents, teachers etc. about the problem and just remember that a rumour, although often highly distressing, will usually go away on it's own, in time, and be forgotton about when the next bit of crappy gossip pops up.

No, fortuantley. I have been bulied in the past (and now, to a lesser extent), but these days, I honestly don't give a s**t about what people think of me, who I am is who I am.

I saw this on the trending topics, and hope you don't mind $.02 from an adult - Rabbitears is right, this is a form of bullying and should be handled as such. Going to your teacher is a good idea. Yowuza's way of handling it is also good.

I remember going through this, myself, almost exactly the same way. I thought this link had some really good advice: http://www.bullies2buddies.com/How-to-handle-rumors

i hate rumours... apparently i'm madly in love with every male teacher i've ever had, and i'm also a lesbian. (not exactly the kind of thing i'd want to talk to a teacher about). i find the only thing you can really do is ignore them