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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Try to get them together with other neurodiverse kids. Also, help them build and maintain friendships with cousins, friends' kids, etc. It's hard, but make sure to be your kid's biggest supporter. Help them look nice (it's important) and neat, laugh at their jokes, and let them do the things considered cool with their peers.

I have ADHD, and remember my mom telling me that I don't even have any friends. It stung. I was 13, and it was at the time I was being terribly bullied at school. I have since made and kept friends for decades, but I admit, it took a to of work and a lot of nice people to get where I am. [/quote]

I think this is the ticket. Our 4th grade adhd combined and anxious kid (maybe borderline ASD with rigid tendencies) feels a connection with kids that are anxious and hangs with them. He tells me they are supportive of each other at school when something happens and the other kid is upset at recess or in class. This year he started asking to hang out with this other kid that has similar traits (they both talk about their interests nonstop, quiz each other, doesn’t read the room, interrupt and talk off topic constantly, etc.).  Maybe the tolerance is higher with other neuro diverse kids, bc they see similarities with each other.  And it’s actually good bc instead of parents having to jump in, sometimes one gets overly excitable and they will tell each other to stop. So that’s great. Hugs to all- it’s hopeful to hear it gets better. Here is to all of our kids finding their people. [/quote]

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