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Well it is objectively true that her child (at TJ) has anxiety and she knows lots of other kids who are in TJ and in AAP in general.  You can dismiss it if you want -- but I know that it IS true at my kid's AAP center that there are a lot of kids who are "special" -- they are extreme in there intelligence and extreme in their sensitivities or emotions as well.  Not every kid.  Not the majority.  But, even my kid's 3rd grade AAP teacher said that extremes tend to go with AAP kids.  My AAP kid's best friend is dealing with anxiety.  I think my own child has at times.  I know other kids in the class who fall apart at the sound of the fire alarm or have other sensitivities.  It is not hard to imagine that kids who are taking the MOST demanding of all the classes -- college level and beyond (not just AP level) in HS would be more likely to have anxiety.  They have always been smart enough to make it and as it gets harder, the pressure rises and the anxiety can come out -- even for kids who are way, way smart (like 99th percentile SAT smart).  Doesn't mean YOUR child is going to catch anxiety if s/he goes to TJ -- but it is definitely there.[/quote]

Great summary, PP[/quote]
+1 And a lot of people have opinions about TJ that are 20-30 years old. Not reflecting TJ today.[/quote]

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