A Warning for the Over-Diagnosed

Children who are unmediated also may suffer socially. Children who are diagnosed with AD/HD have shown to have a more difficult time making friends or keeping positive relationships because they often interact in ways that can “provoke negative reactions from peers”, as Keath Low describes in his article ADHD and Peer Relationships Ways ADHD Related Difficulties Can Affect Social Behavior:

 

Some may try to dominate play or engage in ways that are too aggressive, demanding, and intrusive. They may have trouble joining in with peers in the things their peers like to do. Instead, they may want to make their own set of rules, or engage in bossy, “unfair" or non-compliant ways, and generally may have a hard time knowing how to cooperate with other kids the same age.