Social Skills
While kids with ADHD may be outgoing, some symptoms like impulsiveness and inattention may make it difficult to make and keep friends. Children with ADHD often interrupt in conversation and have trouble picking up on body language of others. Social skills therapy in a group setting is method for your child to practice interacting with others.
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I'm dropping my son off at morning daycare. There are three other children there already, and they're playing with those rings you toss like a Frisbee. While I'm signing my son in, I hear him say, "I've got something that's much better than those." He's holding up a Star Wars ship. Uh-oh. Under the pretense of giving him a goodbye…
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