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Why an Autistic Person May Push for a Closer Friendship Right Away

By Jaime Heidel — 2020

Does your autistic loved one tend to overshare or overexplain? We don't mean to come off as desperate or creepy, we just connect differently.

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How to Make Friends As an Adult With ADHD, According to Our Readers

Learning how to make friends as a adult can be particularly difficult when you have ADHD. Readers share their real-world tips for striking up new friendships.

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ADDitude Editors
2021
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What Type of Friend Are You? How ADHD Influences Friendships

Whether you collect new friends easily or lean on a few, long-term friendships dating back to kindergarten, there’s no wrong way to build relationships. This is true especially for people with ADHD, who often report that their symptoms complicate, challenge, and color friendships.

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ADDitude Editors
2022
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ADHD and Relationships

If you have ADHD, you might find it hard to date, make friends, or parent. That’s partly because good relationships require you to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. But ADHD can make it hard for you to pay attention or react the right way.

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Hope Cristol
2021
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Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism

Good teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because I had good teachers.

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Temple Grandin
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Neurodivergence and the Politics of Self-Control

ADHD, Twice Exceptionality, and the Benefits of Intensity.

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Jillian Enright
2021
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The Limits of Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity is a fresh way to see difference. Is it right for you?

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John Elder Robison
2020
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Neurodiversity Helps Parents Understand the Atypical Ways Kids Think

Brain differences such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are not something to be cured, but something to be embraced as part of human diversity.

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Fatherly Content Team
2021
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Beautiful Minds: Uncovering the Hidden Talents in Neurodiversity

Rather than simply accepting people with neurodiverse conditions like autism or dyslexia, what if we recognised their hidden talents? Four neurodiverse people explain how the way their brains work has been key to their success

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Saba Salman
2020
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Does the Term “Neurodiversity” do More Harm than Good?

Attempts to normalize abnormal development could prevent individuals in need of help from seeking it.

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Jonny Thomson
2021
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Mental Disorder or Neurodiversity?

Embracing, not fixing, mental differences

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Aaron Rothstein
2012
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