I’m one of four and we were all advanced. Two went to the same Ivy and the other two of us to the same t30. However, I struggled with focus in ways they did not and now as an adult, I’m learning through my child’s adhd diagnosis that I have undiagnosed adhd. I always suspected something was up as a teenager and in college and I did well enough to compensate, but it definitely took its toll and has hit a breaking point managing as an adult with kids of my own.

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Anonymous wrote:If you have more than one child, do they seem to track academically similar? All in AAP (advanced programs) or all in gen ed?

With 2 kids it's normal for both to have the same cognitive abilities and opportunities to develop them. With 3 or more, generally the eldest is the smartest. It's pretty well established that the more kids you have, the less the later kids achieve academically. I guess I would be very surprised to see a family of 4 or more where all the kids were doing really well in school. I'd assume they had a lot of money.

Poor people who have many kids are usually the less intelligent ones.

Anonymous wrote:If you have more than one child, do they seem to track academically similar? All in AAP (advanced programs) or all in gen ed?

With 2 kids it's normal for both to have the same cognitive abilities and opportunities to develop them. With 3 or more, generally the eldest is the smartest. It's pretty well established that the more kids you have, the less the later kids achieve academically. I guess I would be very surprised to see a family of 4 or more where all the kids were doing really well in school. I'd assume they had a lot of money.

Lol are you the same person I saw on linked in posting their three kids standardized test scores? So cringe.