Thanks for the reply. DD is switching schools next year to a gifted magnet (from a small special-interest charter). There were really no accommodations available to her at the old school, but the new one has a counselor on staff and many more resources available to her, so I am wondering if now might be a "good" time to get a label...if we want one. As I'm sure is normal, a big part of me resists the label. There are major things that don't fit, and I especially worry about how it would change how others perceive her. However, I am starting to wonder if a label could help her with some of her social skills. To be clear, it's not SO bad. She is probably on a par with the youngest/least socially skilled boys in a group of age peers. The girls, especially queen bee types, can sometimes seem vastly more sophisticated. It's like...she is 25th% or so, or something, socially. But I feel like maybe we have been lucky so far. If someone decided to target/outcast her, it could be a major disaster.
