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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is similar and I agree with posters that your son's social skills, rather than the nature of his interests, are probably the more limiting factor. DD is 12, has ADHD. She also cannot find friends with similar interests and is always "jealous" of her 10 yo sister's friends, whom she perceives as playing the games she wants to play (when really, it's that her sister is better able to compromise and navigate the social dynamics to get kids to want to play with her). 12 yo will mention that she doesn't know what the other kids are talking about (we are relatively low tech, e.g., no Youtube or TikTok, but that is partly her lack of interest in that kind of stuff).

My 10 yo is off the charts "gifted" but has a high EQ. So even though she also has plenty niche/dorky interests, and even though she is also limited in access to pop culture at home, she has a zillion friends and a handful of "besties."

I don't have a solution - I had signed my 12 yo up for a PEERS social group at school, but it was all boys, so I let her stop going. We have also started seeing a counselor who specializes in ADHD. And I have signed her up for sleepaway camp this summer - she likes unplugged time, so hopefully she will be able to navigate the social dynamics OK and meet other girls who like to hike, kayak, etc.[/quote]

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