I was badly bullied in grade 8 and 9, and in 6 and 7 I moved to another school and I was ignored more than anything. I had undiagnosed ADHD and undiagnosed PCOS so my appearance and learning and social issues made me a bully magnet and I had no self esteem and was a total echoist as I was also often scapegoated at home. I have depression and cptsd from that. I also have noticed that many bullied kids end up having kids with special needs. Not sure if that’s a coincidence but I feel like if you are an unpopular outcast as a kid, you’ll probably stay that way in adulthood because that’s what special needs parenting does too.