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[quote=Anonymous]"I do agree that EF challenges or ADHD do NOT preclude someone from having a customer-facing job. Heck, even autistic people can have those jobs. But, just wanted to clarify that ADHD/EF difficulties can absolutely manifest with social concerns. The presentation would be different than autism, but they can (and very often do) exist. here's a great article that breaks it down: https://chadd.org/for-adults/relationships-social-skills/"

The thing is that SOME people with ADHD have social skill problems. But having social skill problems is NOT required for someone to be diagnosed as having it. In fact, most people with ADHD do not have any problems in this regard.

None of the several ADHD people in my extended family have social skills problems. If anything, this is their strong suit and it helps them get away with things they screw up. And they have really high intelligence, which helps them get by in school or at work. They also aren't a hot mess when it comes to body cleanliness or dressing and grooming appropriately. They may need reminders to get their biannual teeth cleaning scheduled, but they brush their teeth every day before leaving the house because they don't want to have bad breath. And they probably can't remember where they left that syllabus. But I wish people would stop blaming every lack of life skills on ADHD.

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