An Adult’s Guide to Fostering Friendships with ADHD (with Caroline Maguire, M.Ed.)

In this hour-long ADDitude webinar, Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., shares strategies to overcome the challenges that adults with ADHD face when making and maintaining social connections.

This ADHD Experts webinar was originally broadcast on November 2, 2023.

Download the slides associated with this webinar here:
https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/h...

7:00 Hurdles to friendship for adults with adhd
9:00 make a connection 3 times a day
10:00 shift to practice mode
13:00 interest is our fuel - should be central to friendships
15:00 reframing small talk
18:00 enter the circle of participation
19:00 activities where you have an excuse to reach out after activity
21:00 avoid rushing into friendships
25:00 have a role in the activity to avoid awkwardness
26:00 "communi-splation"
28:00 what's your pregame?
32:00 notice your wins
34:00 examples of positive self-talk
36:00 bridging
38:00 3 questions to ask yourself before you opt out
40:00 meet lots of people
42:00 tips to help you keep up with people
44:00 why are we drawn to toxic/ overly-needy friends?
45:00 friendship red flags?
47:00 how to deal with cocooning
50:00 what is over-sharing all about?
55:00 gamifying small talk
56:00 small ways to check in on friends
58:00 how to combat tendency to opt out

Related Resources

1. Download: Become a Small-Talk Superstar
https://www.additudemag.com/download/...

2. Read: "I’m Sorry — What Were You Saying?"
https://www.additudemag.com/zone-out-...

3. Read: Where Does ‘Introvert’ End and Social Anxiety Begin?
https://www.additudemag.com/introvert...

4. eBook: The Art (& Hard Work) of Making Adult Friends
https://www.additudemag.com/product/h...

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