Standing Together: Video Series for Grades 6-12 (English)
Overview
This video series helps students, families, and school communities understand and address bullying and neurodiversity in middle and high school, from sixth through twelfth grade (Grades 6-12).
Bullying can be overwhelming for any teen. It can affect their emotions, their learning, and their sense of safety. For students who are 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 teen’s brain and behavioral development can influence bullying situations. We will look at the warning signs, the short- and long-term impacts, and why middle and high school is an important time to address these issues. You will also learn practical, research-based strategies to support teens 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 teen 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 adolescence; recognize signs of bullying in middle and high school; and explain how bullying experiences affect a teen’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 middle and high school 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 6-12) Video 1 in the Standing Together Series for Grades 6-12. In this introduction, we will explore what bullying looks like, what neurodiversity means, and how a teen’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 Adolescence (Grades 6-12) Video 2 in the Standing Together Series for Grades 6-12. 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 middle and high school is an important time to address... Video | 7 minutes | Added on 4/28/2026 |
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How to Handle Bullying of Teens Who Are Neurodivergent (Grades 6-12) Video 3 in the Standing Together Series for Grades 6-12. In this section, you will learn practical, research-based strategies to support teens who are neurodivergent — whether they are experiencing bullying or witnessing it. Video | 3 minutes | Added on 4/28/2026 |
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Standing Together for Teens Who are Neurodivergent (Grades 6-12) Video 4 in the Standing Together Series for Grades 6-12. 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 | 3 minutes | Added on 4/28/2026 |