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ADHD is not one disease, but a galaxy. There are also confusing co-morbidities that go along with ADHD in some patients.

Ex: my middle schooler has inattentive ADHD with Aspie tendencies. He has difficulty sustaining interest in others and is completely uncurious about human beings as social animals. However, in a group, he will seem to be integrated and appreciated, he will joke around and exchange pleasantries, and seem to be attuned. He makes acquaintances easily but not friends. Long-term, the impetus for friendship has to come from someone else, not him, and as a result, he makes few real friends, and keeps even fewer.

I know a former friend of his who has hyperactive ADHD and whose social difficulties lie in what you described: being generally over-excited, impulsive and easily aroused. However, this is a person who has no difficulty being empathetic and is genuinely interested in your life!

I have mild inattentive ADHD, some social anxiety, and have never had problems making friends. I just keep a small circle so that I can manage my life better.[/quote]

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