i have a 15 year old that is an accelerated learner, but she also has severe anxiety. ive been doing the mental health thing with her. shes doing better and starting to not be so much of a wallflower. she gets it honest though, i hate crowds.
they learn to deal with things, but just like when things crash down on adults and we "panic". so do they... when kids gang up and pick on you im sure its hard to deal with. bullying has become an issue in a lot of schools, i honestly think its lack of attention because of both parents working, and the overall moral decay of society.
it scares me to death to think about some of these kids running the retirement home when im there. they will probably snap pictures of my naked butt with their I pods and post it on youtube. (hope they have a wide angle lense)