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[quote=Anonymous]Is there perhaps something else going on socially? My DD had some issues with being teased and excluded and I had trouble pinpointing why until she was diagnosed with ADHD though I’m still not sure that was the entire cause. I think her grade was just full of mean girls and she was an easy target as an introvert. I was surprised to find that the smart kids at our ES were popular and that continued right through HS. It was not the case in my day where I didn’t want anyone to think I was smart. How ridiculous to think back to the wasted opportunities because I worried too much what peers thought. DS is now in HS and due to disabilities works his butt off and isn’t always successful. He is very self-conscious that his friends are in APs and straight A students. These are athletes and popular kids by the way. It might not be this way everywhere but it is where we are. [/quote]
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