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ADHD Experts Podcast

249- The Social Lives of Boys with ADHD

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, shares realistic solutions to help your son with ADHD mature into a healthy, happy young man — from establishing and maintaining friendships to mastering executive function to taking responsibility for his own actions.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

0:10.0

Hello everyone I'm glad you can attend Attitudes Weekly ADHD experts webinar.

0:20.0

Today we are happy to have Ryan Wexelblatt talking about the social lives of boys with ADHD.

0:27.6

When you think about ADHD, what often comes to mind is hyperactive boys who can't sit still, high energy kids who have trouble

0:37.6

making and keeping friends in some cases, or tapping into their executive functions and others.

0:44.0

Hyperactive boys have almost become the definition of ADHD for many people.

0:49.0

Of course, we all know that girls and women develop ADHD and are increasingly being diagnosed with it, so let's not forget that.

0:57.0

But today it's all about boys.

1:00.0

Some parents here today wonder if their child will grow out of his hyperactivity and behavioral challenges.

1:07.0

As a result, they may put off getting help.

1:10.0

Other parents struggle to find the right kind of help in therapy to manage the unique challenges that boys with ADHD face.

1:20.0

Expert Ryan Wetsoblatte works with and treats young male patients with ADHD.

1:26.0

He will give us strategies and solutions for improving social skills and executive functions that work especially well for boys.

1:35.0

Brian is a licensed clinical social worker and school social worker who specializes in working with males ages 5 through 22 who present with ADHD

1:46.7

who have anxiety with ADHD and learning differences he specializes in teaching social cognitive skills to boys from a male

1:55.9

perspective. He is the facilitator of the ADHD Dude Facebook group and

2:01.8

YouTube channel. Now before Dr Wexelblad makes his

2:07.8

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