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[quote=Anonymous]OP,

I think it's great that your DD made good strides in interpersonal skills within a social group.  (It's hard to find quality ones to begin with.)  You hit the nail on the head though in that social skill groups can't address everything, .e.g., real world scenarios, like a "noisy restaurant and other group settings."

My kid has similar issues.  Sometimes there's really nothing you can do and sometimes it gets better with age.  Have you thought about therapies that are not directly related?

For example, with my speech delayed kid, ramping up OT and being more physically active has greatly improved his focus and expressiveness.  (We're doing the OT for fine/gross motor issues.)  DC shows signs of APD so we're also doing ILS (Integrated Listening Systems).  So I'm not sure which is having the effect.

Our last OT used the metaphor, "How is your engine running?"  especially with many ADHD kids.  High, low, just right.  It helped kids learn to self-regulate, especially if they started bouncing off the walls or conversely wanted to separate from the group and go off in a corner.

Maybe a similar metaphor could work with your DD.  She could work out a strategy to stand with the group of kids instead of by herself or try to say hello to at least one kid on the playground.  It's an uphill battle I know.[/quote]

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