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[quote=Anonymous]My 8 year old (entering 3rd) has ADHD and is a bit socially immature. She’s had some trouble making friends at her school in the past, but in the past 6 months or so has met two girls in other settings that she hit it off with - one has become a good friend.

In first grade DD was badly bullied (physically and emotionally). For 2nd grade she was moved to a 2nd-3rd split. She liked the break from some of her classmates and the different dynamic, but it sounds like things were still hard socially. Her formerly closest friend has joined the clique and turned on DD. She tells me when there’s a discussion like “oh my gosh! I’m so excited for summer!” And she says “me too!”’they will tell her “you’re not a part of this conversation”. It’s hard to know if that’s how it’s actually happening because at home she definitely butts in to conversations at the wrong times (we try to work with her on this).

She has discussed changing schools. I don’t know if it’s possible. There are 5 elementary schools in our town (not DMV). We moved when older DD was in elementary and didn’t want to switch schools, so there’s actually a school that’s closer to where we live.

The perks: she’d like a chance to meet new friends and it’s closer to our home

The drawback: the one near our home has half the kids in Spanish immersion so there are only two other classes per grade. The current school has 3.5 classes per grade (three full classes and a split), so there’s more room for chances to social dynamics. I also don’t know if it would be better, given her social immaturity (though the new friends seem to indicate it might be). Finally, she’s a bit nervous about being a new kid.

She waffles about what she wants. I don’t know if it’s even possible to change, so I’m trying to decide whether to invest the energy looking into it.

Thanks. [/quote]

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