Sorry, my bad. I forgot to add the words "as a kid" to the subject line. I was thinking of myself at eleven (Millicent's age in the book), and wanting everyone to realize that I was not like her in being so brilliant I could attend college before most people were in high school, but just in the sense of being incredibly geeky and lacking social skills.

I've fixed the subject line now, to make it more plain that I am not beating up on myself, just being honest. But thanks for the kind words.