I dunno; couldn't the girls' quiet reaction to a pace that's too slow or too fast constitute a crisis as well? Girls get rewarded for staying quiet and not making waves. By rewarded, I mean that they don't get into trouble, but they also don't get extra attention because no one knows they need it!
Val
This was my issue growing up. No one knew. No one. Even when there were attempts at "suicide" (which my attempts were what they would call cutting these days and not suicidal tendencies), there were quiet reactions from me, my parents, etc. And no one viewed it as a reaction to being bored, etc, because I was "bright". It was written off as possible manic depression (bipolar) and/or teenage hormones.
But, the generalizations about boys, and seeing first hand into a school system of overly medicated boys, I vow to stay on top of DS's educational journey.
