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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid who was diagnosed with ADHD but during the diagnosis process there was also a question about whether autism would be a better fit.  I think there are social pragmatic overlaps in both diagnoses.

DC took a stimulant and sertraline. The sertraline really helped with a mildly oppositional mood and a tendancy to isolate and be irritated by people. It helped him make friends in that he wasn't so anxious about talking and didn't think as easily that people were jerks.

But, I think support building friendships by social skill training or therapy would be even more helpful. For example, DC often misses that people are making bids for attention - and thus doesn't respond. I have ADHD and do this too - someone just invited me to book club and in my head I could realize that it was an offer to be included and make friends but in practice it sounded so boring I couldn't bring myself to an enthusiastic yes. Medication helped me not say no immediately though.

PEERS training was recommended to us in the neuropsych intervention for people with either  ADHD or Autism. [/quote]

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