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[quote=Anonymous]My son is a rising 6th grader, and now that kids are arranging their own get togethers, he's being left out, which is painful to see. He initiates, and sometimes kids will come over, but rarely does he get invited. Friends from his younger years are biking around the neighborhood going to each others' houses, passing right by ours. My son is asking me to arrange playdates with some of these kids, but I'm reluctant to get involved when there's not reciprocation. Our son does have some executive functioning challenges, quickly ramping up to highly intense levels and being inflexible when things do not go his way. We're getting him help, and he's building his skills, but this all takes time. At the same time, he quickly rules out friendships with nice kids who do not share his exact interests such as a specific sport or video game, and he seems to stay focused on kids who are either not available or not very nice to him.

Two good friends have snapped at him and called him annoying, though I'm not really clear what happened and how much is on my son as opposed to the other kids. I wish I could ask the other parents (whom I've known for almost 10 years) their observations so I can better understand the issues, but that probably would be inappropriate, right?

Any suggestions would be very helpful.

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