ParentsCN: Anxiety

Playdate? No thanks, too much chaos

leah~

1mo ago

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My ADHD kid can't handle the stimulation of other kids. Even 30 minutes of peer play = dysregulation for hours after. But kids need socialization and I'm exhausted hiding away.

Isolation feels safer than the dysregulation that follows.

How do you help your kid build friendships when group settings are overwhelming?

#advice-request #anxiety #social-development #socialization-struggle

2 replies

noor~

1mo ago

Lowering demands felt like giving up until we tried it. Turns out it was the strategy, not the surrender.

meera~

1mo ago

Reading this at exactly the right moment. Thank you.