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[quote=Anonymous]Have a teenager who has tested 150-160+ iq (depending on test--all are above 150). Just went through normal FCPS AAP program, though he was allowed to read, write and do math at a more accelerated/enriched pace than the AAP curriculum so he went to algebra 7H in 5th grade, Geometry H in 6th--and he's doing AP Calc in 9th grade.  I felt going through AAP was for him socially even though he was one of the more advanced in his group--he gets along with a wider range of people than he did in the early years.  Not sure that would have been the case if we found a more "tailored" program. He wasn't interested in TJ because his friends weren't going and he's not totally STEM focused.  He's been to a couple of events/workshops via Davidson and other groups and while he found them fine, he didn't have that 'I've finally found my tribe' feeling that other kids there expressed.  He seems to be good at appreciating skills/talents of those with lower IQ than him, like he wants to be more decisive like a friend rather than his ruminating, weighing all sides own approach.  Another friend is really funny and he admires that.  I think it helps that the group of friends are all in AAP so likely 130+ so any IQ differences aren't marked.  Now in HS, we're running a bit out acceleration options so we're having to figure that out--he's uninterested in early college.  He may do linear algebra dual enrollment.  He doesn't love math but this is sort of his steady pace of doing it and he hasn't encountered anything he has found too challenging yet.  He loves history/writing/reading more.  In my view, he's doing well--mentally healthy, self-aware, has friends he cares about, and moving forward academically without letting it consume his whole life.[/quote]

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