<P> Due to his young age and genius IQ, Reid was a victim of severe bullying in high school . In "Elephant's Memory", he recounts one instance where he was stripped naked and tied to a goalpost in front of other students, remaining there for hours . In "L.D.S.K.", Hotchner is forced to kick Reid in order to allow him access to a gun in order to shoot a suspect . When Hotch says he is sorry if he hurt him, Reid points out that he was a child prodigy in a Las Vegas school and tells Hotch, "you kick like a nine - year - old girl". Reid's social standing as a child increased when he started winning games as the coach of his high school's basketball team, using statistics to break down the opposing teams' shooting strategies . </P> <P> At age twelve, Reid graduated from high school . He attended Caltech, where he rode his bike to classes . He finished his undergraduate degree at sixteen, and received his first doctorate (in Mathematics) the following year . It has also been stated that he attended MIT, but episode writer Breen Frazier admitted the MIT line was a mistake, although it has not yet been corrected onscreen . Yale University was Reid's "safety school". Between the ages of 17 and 21, he completed two more doctorates (Chemistry and Engineering), and two more Bachelor's degrees (psychology and sociology). </P> <P> When Reid was eighteen, he realized his mother's condition had deteriorated to the point where she could no longer take care of herself and had her committed involuntarily to a psychiatric institution, Bennington Sanitarium . Diana still resides in the same institution, and Reid says that he sends her letters every day, in part because of the guilt he feels for not visiting her . He worries about the fact that his mother's illness can be passed on genetically; telling Morgan: "I know what it's like to be afraid of your own mind". </P> <P> Currently, Reid resides in an apartment in the District of Columbia, possibly near the Van Ness - UDC Metro stop . </P>

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