social learning challenges, meaning they have not learned social information intuitively from a young age to the same extent as their peers.Lagging perspective-taking skills — this is the foundation of these social learning challenges.
Kids with ADHD have difficulty thinking about others’ thoughts and understanding how they come across to others. This is a result of their lagging self-directed talk, or “brain coach,” as I call it.In early elementary school, lagging perspective-taking skills looks like:Around age 10 or 11, social learning challenges become more noticeable because becoming part of a same-gender peer group becomes important to more kids and social expectations increase.
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