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[quote=Anonymous]My (currently 6th grader) ADHD DS has always had problems maintaining friendships, but it was worst from 3rd until he started getting medicated in late 5th. It felt like in 1st & 2nd grade, most kids would play with anyone but in 3rd & 4th grade, kids started to notice how different my DS is. After starting medication, he has been able to maintain 1 friendship for longer than 2 weeks. The few friends he has had have had ADHD or something that exhibited like ADHD. I don't think he's received an invitation for a playdate or birthday party since 2nd grade (except for his 1 current friend). He plays a sport and does some extracurricular activities but hasn't been able to translate that into friendships outside of the activity. He tends to get along best with kids that are 2-3 years older or younger than him and don't mind his immaturity. I'd go so far to say that some of those older/younger kids enjoy (in an entirely positive way) how his ADHD is expressed because he can have endless enthusiasm for things. But it's a different story for kids his age.

From reading other posts on this forum, my hope is that he'll start to pick up on social cues sometime soon, but it seems like not every ADHD kid does. My DS doesn't spend much time developing or maintaining friendships, so I'm not sure if he'll ever be willing to make the changes needed to have long-term friendships. We try to do 'all the right' things to teach him social skills, but he just doesn't seem that interested in how he interacts with other people (friends, family) or value relationships with anyone.[/quote]

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