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Posted By: worried mom on 2009-03-20
In Reply to: offending the OP - absolute believer
my son seems to have low self esteem for some reason too. he hardly ever gets in trouble. he has always stated he hates going to school and thinks its boring. i had him tested at school in second or third grade for the gifted class. he missed by a few points. he's always been very smart and catches onto things very easily.
again, thanks for sharing your story. i've read a few stories about gifted kids being diagnosed with some anxiety and put on medicine. which they didn't need the medicine, they just needed to be with other kids like themselves.
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