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

Hi everyone my name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the attitude team I am pleased to welcome you to today's 80-'s presentation titled The Social reboot, helping

tween and teen boys with ADHD make friends.

Leading today's presentation is Ryan Wexelblatt. Ryan is a licensed clinical social worker

specializing in ADHD and the father to a son with ADHD.

Previously, he worked as a school social worker.

Ryan is the founder of Trip Camp, a summer camp program based in Ohio and New Jersey. He creates content on

YouTube and social media and provides online parent training through his

membership site which is 80-H-D dude.com.

If your child has run into trouble this year

for sending inappropriate or insensitive snaps

for using cringy or distasteful humor at school

or for failing to quote unquote read the room

unacceptable behavior then you are in the right place.

Many kids with ADHD have weak social executive function skills, the tools we use to

understand each other's thoughts and feelings and to interact appropriately.

This is common and it's also very hard as a parent to watch and to coach. That is why we're here. In today's

webinar we'll explore how weak social executive function skills, social anxiety, and social isolation impact boys with ADHD.

We'll understand why so many boys retreat into a virtual world of games and will see the rates of loneliness and depression among boys

are higher now than ever before. Ryan will share evidence-based strategies to help your child or team connect with their peers and develop real life friendships.

And finally, the sponsor of today's webinar is brain balance.

When your teen or young adult is struggling and you know they're capable of so much more,

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