My DS is 6 and he is a master at blending. I can see him watch the kids in a new environment and literally morph into one of those kids. This is causing problems because the teachers usually don't recognize a student's potential when this happens. I have tried a few different strategies to tackle it - from telling him to be happy with who he is to setting up a reward system for not displaying mannerisms that are not natural to him to talking to his teachers and even setting up playdates and field trips with other gifted kids in his age group.
He is just a little kid who is ultra social and does not want to be rejected for being any different from other kids.
How do I deal with this?
