It's not any better if they don't notice or just get glimpses. My boy clams up in front of folks sometimes, especially teachers.
His piano teacher yesterday put little tiny stickers on the "DO" and "SO" and thinks he does know anything. Then the freak goes home, climbs up on the piano and plays "Lightly Row" and his "Twinkle" variations by himself.
It's a no win situation really. On the way home from class he was reading another 3 year old's T-shirt and commenting on the phase of the moon. The mother who was just telling me how verbal (code for smart) her kid was shocked and wanted to talk about it.
I just mumbled something about that "being his thing". Her kid is smart, mine is some kind of oddity that I don't even understand.
Even when he did meet a kid like him who could read etc. It was strange because the parent was taken a back by there being someone like her boy. Nice to confide with her though.
Plain and simple it's awkward. Wing it and play a lot.
