Hmmm....that's interesting. I was identified late myself, and I think it WAS a confidence issue. ( I remember being extremely nervous and unwilling to cooperate on the IQ test.)

What I found interesting is the discussion of spatial abilities being stronger in boys. My DD's did not do well on the NNAT (a visual-spatial test)which they had to take for GT screening at their school. However, they are both highly verbal and most likely gifted but not yet identified. The NNAT developers claim that there is no gender of racial bias, but I've found conflicting research on this.

I probably tend to underestimate my own abilities. I wonder why we females do this?