Adhd kiddos

Hi mamas my daughter is 12 yrs old and has adhd and epilepsy and comes home from school everyday saying she doesn't have friends and no one wants to play with her. Teachers have tried to match her up but to no avail. This is always so heartbreaking for us as parents... She's never had friends at school. When she asked kids if she can play or sit with them they say no or she's weird. 😔

I was wondering if someone gone thru the same experience and what advice you may have for me to help her. Thank you

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I think the school should do more to try help encourage other students to reach out to her, my daughter who is 11 had the same problem at school she has ASD and ADHD so very shy and withdrawn from making friends but I kept onto the school to try help her engage more in group activities and for the teachers to partner her up in class with new children. Also her OT and Ped help aswell.

Have you tried putting her in some out of school activities? Building some relationships outside of school might help build her confidence in approaching kids at school. Or let her invite some people from school for a play date?

Hi mamma, sorry your little girl is going through this.
I have a 14 year old step son with bad adhd. He’s currently in high school and is also struggling with making friends due to it. I don’t really have any advice for you unfortunately as I’m also trying to figure it all out and to make it easier for him. All I can say is support, love, comfort and encouragement. Maybe talk to the school and maybe get the teachers to talk to the students about not accepting etc. Hope your girl can find that friend

I’ve gone through similar, but my son was 5. His behaviours were alienating him. After he was put on medication for adhd, he gained some friends again. Have you thought of Facebook groups for parents in these situations? Especially if they’re local groups.

she does ballet which she loves. she speaks to class mates but out of class they don't talk.

I have met 1 or 2 moms from Peanut with girls of similar age to pair her up with friends but that only play on weekends as they not in the same school unfortunately. My daughter also gets along with kids bit younger then her but the school says they prefer to makes friends with her age group so it's hard. But thanks for the advice really appreciate it ❤️

My 13 year old was same way this year as a 8 th grader she had a complete turn around straight As no behaviors at school and let me say she had to get hospitalized 3 times from kindergarten to 5th grade so there is light at the end of the tunnel

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