“You’re not being bullied, it’s the way your brain perceives it. Not everyone is bullying you.” That’s what my family used to say to me all the time whenever I told them I was being bullied. And it was true that they bullied me. The teachers yelled at me and found every possible way to punish me, the kids called me names, avoided me, and called me a disgusting creep, spread rumors about me, and very few students liked me.
I’d say, though not everyone bullied me, a great deal of them did and it wasn’t just how my brain perceived it. That’s bullying to anyone, autistic or not.
Well, the authorities (of any kind) are usually the ones bullying you. I was never really bullied by my peers outside of light teasing, but the teachers (especially in my primary school) accused me of anything they could.
If you’re a minority, don’t expect the authorities to be on your side. You’re an inconvenience to them since you are different than most and harder to manipulate.