Strategies for Helping Boys and Young Men with ADHD Improve Social Skills and Make Friends

Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, helps caregivers understand how lagging social executive function skills and social anxiety present in tween and teen boys with ADHD and shares evidence-based strategies to help boys connect with peers and develop real-life friendships.

Social Skills in Boys with ADHD: More Resources

• Get: The ADHD Guide to Making & Keeping Friends
• Replay: "Raising Socially Smart Tweens & Teens," with Ryan Wexelblatt
• Read: Understanding the Role of Anxiety in Children with ADHD
• Q&A: “My Teen Wants ‘Cool Kid’ Friends, or None at All”

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #507 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/why-cant-i-make-friends-boys-adhd/

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