Social skills and building relationships can be a challenge for children and adults with ADHD. Issues with social skills usually stem from the inability to pay attention to social cues that others take for granted. They also are challenged with impulsivity that leads to a multitude of difficulties, from hurting someone’s feelings unintentionally to acting out in a physical manner. These challenges can cause turmoil in the school, home, and workplace.
ADDitude magazine has a great article that discusses how the lack of executive function can have a negative impact on social skills.
How ADHD’s Executive Dysfunctions Impact Behavior
" Certainly there are times when a child seems stubborn or selfish, but neuroscience suggests that it is a lack of skills, specifically the brain-based “executive function” skills, that hold him back — not willfulness or...