Social Skills Training Strategies:

• • • • Role-playing and practicing new skills
      • Rehearsing acceptable behavior and responses
      • Education about appropriate social behavior
      • Constructive feedback and positive reinforcement of the ADHD patient’s new skills.
      • Learning assertiveness; communicating your needs; appearing confident; being approachable; joining a conversation; accepting and giving compliments and how to conduct small talk.
      • Training and education in nonverbal communication such as reading facial expressions and body language.
      • With ADHD children SST can involve observing them in social situations.

FAQ

Can ADHD affect social skills?

Yes. The ADHD symptoms of inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness often make social situations and relationships difficult for people with ADHD.

How can I help my ADHD child with social skills?

Ask your child’s healthcare provider about social skill training as part of a comprehensive treatment program.

Do kids with ADHD have friends?

ADHD children find it harder to make friends but it is possible. ADHD children often choose to associate with younger kids. Their lack of awareness of other children’s thoughts and feelings can lead to arguments and fights.

Why does my child lack social skills?

There are many reasons a child may lack social skills. One of the possibilities is ADHD. To help your child improve their social skills ask your child’s doctor about social skill training.

Social skills training for ADHD?

SST may be recommended as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for ADHD patients together with medication and behavior therapy. SST can help ADHD patients improve their social skills by learning to manage their ADHD symptoms.

ADHD social skills adult?

Adults with ADHD may experience problems in social situations and relationships. ADHD can cause a person to be unaware of the thoughts and feelings of other; be inattentive; impulsive and unaware of appropriate social behavior.

ADHD immature social skills?

People with ADHD can appear to have immature social skills. This can appear as difficulty in making and keeping relationships and a lack of understanding of appropriate social behavior.

Lack of social skills in adults?

A lack of social skills in adults may be caused by a number of things including ADHD. Ask your healthcare provider about social skill training.

ADHD social skills child?

The social skills of an ADHD child can be improved with social skill training. The therapist will be able to work with the child to develop new socials skills and teach them about acceptable social behavior. SST for children tends to focus on learning to control emotions, problem-solving, and improving verbal and non-verbal communication.