Standing Together: Video Series for Grades TK-5 (English)
Overview
This video series helps students, families, and school communities understand and address bullying and neurodiversity in elementary school, from transitional kindergarten through fifth grade (Grades TK-5).
Bullying can be overwhelming for any child. It can affect their emotions, their learning, and their sense of safety. For students who are neurodivergent, or perceived as neurodivergent, differences in how they learn, communicate, move, or interact can increase their risk of being bullied.
In this video series, we will explore what bullying looks like, what neurodiversity means, and how a child’s brain and behavioral development can influence bullying situations. We will look at the warning signs, the short- and long-term impacts, and why elementary school is an important time to address these issues. You will also learn practical, research-based strategies to support children who are neurodivergent — whether they are experiencing bullying or witnessing it. By connecting what we know from developmental science to everyday routines at school and home, this course helps adults become strong allies. Together, we can create inclusive schools and communities where every child feels a sense of belonging, safety, and connection — and can fully engage in learning.
Learning objectives
- Define bullying and neurodiversity; explain how bullying can uniquely affect students who are neurodivergent or perceived as neurodivergent; and identify its prevalence and impact across development
- Summarize key research on social development in childhood; recognize signs of bullying in elementary school; and explain how bullying experiences affect a child’s developing brain and body
- Provide students, families, and school communities with research-based, developmentally appropriate strategies to prevent and respond to different bullying situations among elementary students who are neurodivergent
- Understand how factors like race, gender, and identity can add vulnerability; recognize adults’ shared responsibility, actionable strategies, and additional resources for creating safe, inclusive school communities for all students
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Bullying and Neurodiversity: An Introduction (Grades TK-5) Video 1 in the Standing Together Series for Grades TK-5. In this introduction, we will explore what bullying looks like, what neurodiversity means, and how a child’s brain and behavioral development can influence bullying situations. Video | 8 minutes | Added on 4/28/2026 |
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Bullying and Being Bullied: What It Looks Like and Why It Hurts in Childhood (Grades TK-5) Video 2 in the Standing Together Series for Grades TK-5. In this section we will look at the warning signs of bullying, the short- and long-term impacts on the developing brain and body, and why elementary school is an important time to address thes... Video | 8 minutes | Added on 4/28/2026 |
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How to Handle Bullying of Children Who Are Neurodivergent (Grades TK-5) Video 3 in the Standing Together Series for Grades TK-5.In this section you will learn practical, research-based strategies to support children who are neurodivergent — whether they are experiencing bullying or witnessing it. Video | 5 minutes | Added on 4/28/2026 |
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Standing Together for Children Who are Neurodivergent (Grades TK-5) Video 4 in the Standing Together Series for Grades TK-5. By connecting what we know from developmental science to everyday routines at school and home, this video helps adults become strong allies. Together, we can create inclusive schools and commun... Video | 4 minutes | Added on 4/28/2026 |