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[quote=Anonymous]Just an idea on the social issues -- is there a gifted test in school in your area?  I went to one growing up, and that tends to be where all the "freaks and geeks" (I say this lovingly) go -- many of us were kids that did not fit in well to the mainstream and had little oddities (or large oddities, depending!).  It was a much more tolerant environment--the chess club and mathletes were considered pretty cool, and everyone had their own quirks.  If you just moved his school, I'm not sure I'd move him again, but it's something to think about.

Also, I'd talk to the teachers and find out where he can find some other kids that might be like him.  Speaking from experience, if often seems like the "cool kids" are everywhere....but there's really other kids just like you that are hiding someplace, and you just need to find them and band together.  Things like chess clubs, science clubs, math Olympiad programs (if there's not one, maybe you can start one as a parent volunteer) are all great for this.  And sometimes it turns out that one of the cool kids is actually a secret math geek.

One thing I do worry about with private schools is that there will be too many "cool kids."  It's my own personal prejudice against rich people -- they all seem so well-dressed and socially competent!  I'm trying to get over it.

Also, you probably are already doing this, but you need to work with the teachers to figure out what the triggers are, and a way to mediate them.  If the problem is the transition away from favored activity to disfavored activity, maybe a 10 minute warning, or beeping watch...?  Maybe there's anxiety around particular things, like PE, that can be addressed with some sort of accommodation?  [/quote]

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