nalwyssi on "How do I teach ds to defend himself?"

Hi everyone,
A little background. My ds is a twin who will be 7 years old in less then a month. He was thought to be on the spectrum when he was younger but had a lot of therapy and has done wonderfully. He is in a regular first grade class with a 3-1 aide. His main reason for an aide is because he sometimes doesn't want to do the work if he finds it hard (he has fine motor issues), this happens maybe once a day. He loves the other children and has a nice class. He has been having issues with (bullies!) picking on him in gym and recess. Today my dd (twin sister) saw two kids picking him up and throwing him down to the ground. There are two other boys who pick on him (pushing and such) during recess as well. It doesn't really seem to bother him. My dh and I tell him all the time if someone pushes or hits you, to hit them back. He is very kind and just doesn't retaliate. He is a bit quirky and a little immature for his age so I think this makes him a target. I will call the school again tomorrow but I need for him to stick up for himself. Please tell me this will come. I don't want him to be a target for the other kids. Thanks for your help. Linda