Sorry, I Missed This: The Everything Guide to ADHD and Relationships with Cate Osborn16 Jul 2024

ADHD and the art of friendship

Juggling everything that ADHD throws at us can make us struggle in our friendships. Trouble with executive function affects our ability to communicate and remember things. And the shame that comes with ADHD can lead to us hiding our challenges and pretending to be someone we’re not.

In this episode, host Cate Osborn welcomes a good friend of hers, Elizabeth Kilmer. Elizabeth is a clinical psychologist and researcher in game studies. Join Cate and Elizabeth as they talk about what it means to be friends with ADHD and how having friends who “get it” can be a lifesaver.

Related resources

Making friends as an adult with ADHD
Understanding trouble with social skills
Elizabeth’s website, elizabethkilmer.com

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