Having peers who are on her level is so important. I was really lucky to find a group of peers my junior year of high school. There were 6 of us who hung out together and that was enough to make ignoring the rest of the class of 500 juniors so much easier. It was a pretty lucky situation that threw us all together, honestly. I would imagine most folks don't find that group until college, as is often stated here. My friends from that group are now a doctor, 2 lawyers, one runs a lobbying firm in DC, another used to work for the UN and now works for the pentagon, another is a paramedic who volunteers in 3rd world countries. Amazing people. I honestly feel like a bit of a bum compared to them, lol!

~amy