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I don't think he's too old for you to call and arrange playdates for him.  But that's just my two cents.  Is he shy? Does he try to make friends? What are his problems in finding friends or does he like to be alone?My 8-year old has ADHD, and now he's on Focalin XR (not great.. we're seeing tics). Anyway, he's very good at talking with grown-ups, but he finds it hard to make friends with kids.  Any suggestions on how to help him.  He's getting to the age where it may be awkward for me to call another child's mother and set up a playdate. Or maybe not??get him to ring and invite another child over.. that removes the ackwardness that another parent may feel..  Hi everyone, We had a bad experience today and I need some advice.  As I said, my son is doing great with the social skills group and is using much of what he learns everday.  Lately he has been playing very nicely in my home with a child from our street.  Today he told my son that he is no longer allowed to play with him because his parents said that my son is a bad kid.  I wanted to run right down the street and confront them.  It broke my heart to see him so hurt after how hard he's been trying.  How do I handle something like this??Well, first find out somehow if what the kid said his parents said may have been misunderstood. I'd definitely go talk to the mom. It coulda been kid play. Or real. If real, you could explain to the momma what can be done.

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Talking to the other parent is a good idea.  There are six children that play at my house on a regular basis, and at least once a week, someone says they can't play with my son, for whatever reason, and the next day, that kid is back.  For me, I just let it go, because all of my son's friends are Hispanic, and I don't speak enough Spanish to have a conversation with the other parents.  (And they don't speak English.)  It has all worked out for us, and I hope for your son's sake that it was just kid play.  Good luck! I like the idea about the social skills group....we all  know that for kids with ADHD social skills are a problem...I hope to find a group like laureljmom, My son had major social struggles until becoming involved in an ADHD social skills group.  He always related very well to adults so I never realized that he had social skill issues until he began having problems with peers beginning in 1st grade.  He uses so much of what he learns at group and has also found a place where he is completely accepted.  He has recently been able to make and keep new friends.