<p>I think he was referring to the highly intelligent. I’ve also read articles on gifted teens and depression. They hit pretty close to home.</p>
<p>Well, I’m sure if you look hard enough you can find teens of all intelligence levels who are depressed.</p>
<p>Very true but I could really relate to those that I read about.</p>
<p>There’s a correlation between income and scores on IQ tests. It seems likely that people with higher incomes are more likely to be diagnosed with depression while it might go ignored in people with lower incomes who have less access to mental health professionals.</p>
<p>Similar to the autism/upper-class white neighborhood correlation. I don’t think less wealthy families have the time and resources to be as informed and concerned with autism and its diagnoses.</p>
<p>This place makes me both laugh and cry…</p>
<p>From the “Should I spend $40,000 to hire a no-name company to get me into a school” (not to mention the people who want to cheat on the essay) to the “I have a 2400, 6.7 out of 4 GPA, cured cancer, am a nobel prize winner, but I don’t think I’m getting in anywhere plzzzzz chance”, and who could forget the “I got B+ will I be rescinded?”</p>
<p>So I would say most people here suffer from a very complex inferiority complex :p</p>
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<p>There is definitely a correlation between wealth (and by extension the services available to you) and how you perform. IQ, IMO is mostly generated by nurture, but the extremely above-average and vice-versa… that is genetic. Not saying that is fact, but that is what I have observed over the years. I go to a school that is made up of 2 towns… the town I am from is extremely wealthy and the other is relatively poor. 90-95% or higher of the kids in the Honors/AP classes are from my town.</p>
<p>SNAPSHOT OF MY THOUGHTS ON ANY GIVEN DAY</p>
<p>“I am inferior. i am depressed. I am a waste of time and space. i am universally hated. I will not miss high school because there was nothing in it for me. My gpa is horrific. My chances of getting into a good college are abysmal. My teachers loathe me. None of the seniors this year asked me to sign their yearbook. i am an afterthought. I am all alone and nobody loves me. I can’t grow up or move on in my life. I am a mistake. I can’t stand myself. I don’t know how i will ever feel better or happy again…”</p>
<p>No you are not alone…</p>
<p>Aww, I’m sorry you feel that way. I have similar thoughts about getting a boyfriend when I’m hormonal.</p>