[aianus]

I grew up in Toronto and was in the gifted program from grades four through twelve. Admission was based on an IQ test administered by a psychologist in third grade. You had to score in the 99th percentile and you were in.

It had nothing to do with how 'autistic' you were. We had more strange people than the other classes but there were plenty of normal people too. Nobody famous, but lots of lawyers, doctors, and engineers now. Nobody's dead, locked up, unemployed, pregnant, or working retail so we seem to have done much better than average.

[Tycho]

I'm confused by your inclusion of pregnancy in that list.

[aianus]

I'm only 25. It's practically unheard of for people to get pregnant this young on purpose (at least in Toronto).

[schoen]

Is that true across different ethnic, religious, and economic groups? I don't think it would be in the U.S.!

There's a worldwide trend that richer (in absolute terms), more educated, and more urban people tend to have fewer children and have them later, but that trend isn't affecting everybody at the same rate.

(Probably a distraction from the observation you were making, though -- including pregnancy in your list makes sense to me.)

[lexhaynes]

They likely meant pregnant before the end of high school, as pregnancy in adulthood is actually an indication of success!