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I guess the social skills she should work on would be how to start a conversation, how to maintain a conversation. Perhaps just practicing at home more would help.MomWi, please read this. She has been to a neuropsych. She has been tested. She has ADHD. Please stop telling me to go to a neuropsych because she has already been diagnosed by one.our social skill problem would be sharing fairly. Giving somone the same amount of time with the toy that you had. Social Autopsy sure sounds a lot better as an adult than "Talking Chairs"
We've used Social Autopsy since my dd started preschool 18 years ago. They used it to resolve conflicts, by adding two small designated "talking chairs." The chairs served as a physical reminder of a place to go to for solving problems, kept the two kids from leaving the reolution spot and helped develop eye contact. By four or five years old the children had developed these skills so that they did not need the chairs. We adopted "Talking Chairs" in our home too with success. I described our method on some post in the forum.
Another place to develop conversation skills is at the dinner table. It is routine at the table for each person to tell news from their day and have the attention of others. Not only does this help family connections, but develops public speaking and conversation skills in a supportive environment daily.
Many kids grow up without this opportunity of family sharing by eating while watching TV, eating dinner standing up or quickly before running off to sports activities. Sports often cuts into the dinner hour here, so I'd end up juggling our "family dinner" so that people were not humgry, but we still had the opportunity for family dinner (and family clean up chores) between 5-8pm.
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[QUOTE=cr12345mr]I guess the social skills she should work on would be how to start a conversation, how to maintain a conversation. Perhaps just practicing at home more would help.[/QUOTE]
Social skills training for a child with ADHD is a very effective tool for children with ADHD. They are taught through visuals how to pick up on social cues in any given situation. I can't recommend any books as I had my son enrolled in social skills training classes through the district. I think practicing at home would be very helpful but you should also check with your local school district to see if they have any social skills training classes. Below is just an example of what children learn through role playing in social skills training classes.
Social skills problems are common with ADHD kids. This link might be helpful http://addadhdadvances.com/socialautopsy.html.Cr12345mr, which social skills would you like to work on?Thanks for the good info so far. Keep it coming! 
hi i have found good books for teaching social skills.
Here they are:
The explosive child , Ross Greene
Raising a thinking child, Myrna Shure
Children: the challenge, Rudolf Dreikurs
Good Luck! From : lisalucaI was told read social stories by a ot. The reaction of others is what hurts the most. All SE kids are teased. All kids on my opinion need to be taught proper social behavior. Non se kids lack empathy for the Se kids and I see that cause parents haven't taught them how to treat disability people. oldtimer38908.2996180556Does anyone here have any tips or tricks they use to teach social skills to their kids? I think we all would really benefit from the experience of others. Are there any books that are especially helpful, esp. regarding girls? I have Queen Bees and Wannabes, but that is for an older age group. I also have Odd Girl Out, but again, that's for older kids.
They have social skills classes at school. Again, and I can't stress this enough, if social skills is the main problem, and if it's social cluelessness, this child should be tested for ASD. Kids with ADHD have a different sort of poor social skills--they are not socially clueless. ASD kids are, and simple homegrown interventions do not work. Here are the difference. Please read them for your child's sake. Get her to a NeuroPsych. The one you saw may not have tested intensively enough or, for some reason, just not seen it. If you're main concern is social problems, it is probably NOT ADHD. Good luck :)
Associated Difficulties: Asperger’s Disorder may be associated with learning difficulties and attention deficit disorder. Indeed, many children and adolescents with Asperger’s have previously been diagnosed with AD/HD instead of Asperger’s. Individuals with AD/HD may have difficulty with social interaction, but the primary difficulties are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. In individuals with Asperger’s, the social awkwardness is a greater concern. As individuals with Asperger’s enter adolescence, they become acutely aware of their differences. This may lead to depression and anxiety. The depression, if not treated, may persist into adulthood.