The present exploratory study examined the level of peer victimization, 
depressive symptomatology, anxiety symptomatology, and level of suicidal 
ideation among adolescents and young adults diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome 
(AS). This cross-sectional study used a self-administrated mail questionnaire 
and a Web-based questionnaire. The study included two samples. The first sample 
used snowball sampling, beginning with parents of adolescents and young adults 
diagnosed with AS who participated in a qualitative study conducted in 2002. The 
second sample consisted of a volunteer sample of parents who accessed Web sites 
for parents and individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. A total 
sample of 10 adolescents and young adults diagnosed with AS was obtained. The 
high proportion of respondents with scores above the cutoff point on the overt 
victimization and relational victimization scales suggests that these 
adolescents and young adults experienced high levels of victimization. Of the 
sample, 20 percent met criteria for a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, 30 
percent met criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and 50 percent had 
clinically significant level of suicidal ideation.