Hi! My daughter has alopecia and everyone always says to me, "Oh, It would be soo much easier if it were a boy who had Alopecia!" I want to thank you for this insight into what it's like for a teen boy to go to school bald. I honestly hadn't really thought much about the perception others would have of you. People always think my little girl has cancer but never that she shaves her head on purpose. I'm sorry that people assume things about you that aren't true. I can only say that life gets better as you get older. Kids are judgemental and harsh but they eventually grow out of this. Be positive and out spoken. It helps!