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Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do MumOfThree #202058 09/26/14 12:41 PM
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Madoosa Member M Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 710 South Africa	Originally Posted by MumOfThree See Madoosa I would argue that it makes boys more likely to be IDed - because they stick out like sore thumbs while girls apply their intellect to blending in (speaking in gross generalizations). Might also make them more likely to get labelled ADHD... If I recall correctly - the rate of misdiagnosis of gifted boys is about 70% - largely as ADD/ADHD. Mom to 3 gorgeous boys: Aiden (8), Nathan (7) and Dylan (4)

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Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Bostonian	09/22/14 01:43 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	madeinuk	09/22/14 02:58 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	cmguy	09/22/14 03:11 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Bostonian	09/22/14 05:05 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	DAD22	09/22/14 03:07 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	notnafnaf	09/22/14 03:10 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	DAD22	09/22/14 03:44 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	HowlerKarma	09/22/14 04:54 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	ultramarina	09/22/14 03:20 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	JonLaw	09/22/14 03:33 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	HelloBaby	09/22/14 03:44 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Zen Scanner	09/22/14 03:38 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Dude	09/22/14 04:19 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	75west	09/22/14 05:19 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Wren	09/22/14 06:23 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Quantum2003	09/22/14 06:07 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	HowlerKarma	09/22/14 07:12 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	HowlerKarma	09/22/14 08:19 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	75west	09/22/14 06:28 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	22B	09/22/14 06:41 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	aeh	09/22/14 06:56 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	indigo	09/22/14 08:10 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Madoosa	09/23/14 08:36 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	MumOfThree	09/24/14 12:29 AM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	Madoosa	09/26/14 07:41 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	75west	09/26/14 08:34 PM
Re: Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do	bluemagic	09/26/14 08:54 PM

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