<human>:  Did Jane Austen suffer from middle child syndrome?
<bot>: No, Jane Austen did not suffer from middle child syndrome. Jane Austen was the second youngest of 8 children. Middle child syndrome is the feeling of exclusion by middle children, due directly to their placement in their family's birth order. Jane Austen was the second youngest of 8 children, so she did not suffer from middle child syndrome. She was not the middle child, she was the second youngest of 8 children.