being a genius would be sad

TA3021
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:43:48 +0000

Whether they skip grades or stay in the same grade as their peers, they’ll still feel alone anyway. If a 12-year-old has the intellect of an 18-year-old, they are going to have a hard time making friends with the average person their age. Would they even be interested in doing so? I mean, there is only so much someone could talk about if they’re different in that respect.
They can always talk to other gifted children to have friends.
As for dealing with the real world, I’m sure they have enough social skills to do so.