Dr. Sharon Saline
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1,074 appearances
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1 series
first heard Feb 2019
last heard Aug 2024
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And so we'll see some sort of mimicry, which is an okay coping skill in elementary school, but it really falls apart in middle and high school when social nuances and interactions are more complex.
These are girls who work very hard to try to fit in and it's exhausting for them.
And they can be very sensitive to any kinds of peer rejections or exclusion, which happen more
For them than for non-ADHD girls.
And interestingly, what we see for a lot of girls with ADHD is that it's easier for them to be friends with neurotypical boys than it is for neurotypical girls because of missing some of these social nuances and the need to kind of hide socially, whether they're wearing a mask, a
through del self deprecating humor or trying to be cool with alcohol or marijuana use, or they're camouflaging, they're trying to fly below the radar, attempting to be quote unquote normal, compliant, more passive in groups, and yet coming home and having major meltdowns and emotional dysregulation.
We also see higher risk vulnerabilities for challenging behaviors that would be, you know, like using a substance, drinking, having sexual activity or interactions because someone else wants to, and that's how you feel like you can feel better about yourself and like you're popular.
There's a higher incidence of sexual abuse among girls as they get older because they can often misread flirtatious behaviors.
Behaviors and they can just follow their hormones with that sort of impulsivity and not necessarily understand the dangers.
You know, one of the challenges for kids with ADHD is you can ask them outside of a given moment, you know, what isn't a solid choice to make?
You know, what is something that you think makes sense?
But in the moment when there's a lot of peer pressure or a rush of potential gratification.
They're gonna lean toward the activity.
And that can be really, really difficult.
Also, these girls experience more rejection from neurotypical girls for being different, for greater faux pas and in groups, and they're more subject to relational aggression like bullying and exclusion.
They, however, can be more accepting of other people because they're not bothered by the small stuff.
Of relationships.
They can be very perfectionistic, which is something that really is a black and white thinking.
If it's not perfect, then it's a failure.
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