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Thanks for the feedback!

Portia - how did you talk with your DS about these issues so he can understand? The things that you did gave me a lot of ideas about what to do - I think online is a good idea because he can hide a bit. But my DS felt out of place even in AOPS when the others didn't know his age. He logged in early before the classroom was moderated, the kids were chatting among themselves, someone asked what everybody's grade and age was, and it's a bunch of 11/12 6th/7th. He was ok at the time, then after class he cried that he was only 8. It's his self awareness that he felt he didn't belong. But like I said, he then did the alcumus problems, successfully saw through some "tricks" (as he call them), and he was very happy.