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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Similar question here. But main concern is the social piece, not academics. How did meds help with the social and making friends?[/quote] NP, but for mine (started meds at 15), it meant she could follow conversations involving more than one other person, and she wasn’t as anxious about saying something off-topic because she’d lost the thread. She was able to curb the impulse to cut in or talk over people. And she could do things like go to the movies with friends because she could sit still longer. She’s also not as easily overstimulated in loud, overly-bright, or crowded environments. It still happens, but not nearly as often. Meds really helped her apply the tools her therapist worked with her on to manage social anxiety. It was a lot harder to remember and focus on those techniques when the adhd was in control. [/quote]
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