Friendship can be hard for many Neurodivergent adults. There is an assumption that good, worthwhile friendships “should” come easy. However, for Neurodivergent adults, there are brain-based reasons why friendship can feel less intuitive. From differences in the parts of the brain that are vital to managing the logistics of a fulfilling social life to difficulty with self-regulation, the way neurodiverse individuals experience social bonding and connection can feel unintuitive.
Friendship Skills For Neurodivergent Adults is a guide to navigate these differences, broken into three parts:
1. How friendship works
2. How to find your people
3. How connecting will get you in motion
With the guidance of Friendship Skills For Neurodivergent Adults, readers will feel less alone, and have the tools to understand the unique way neurodiverse individuals can approach friendship
I’m Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., PCC, an internationally recognized ADHD coach, educator, author, and speaker, and that combination of roles is the through-line of my work.
For more than two decades, I’ve helped people of all ages build real, meaningful friendships where they actually feel embraced.
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Friendship Skills For Neurodivergent Adults
Written by Caroline MacGuire,PCC,M.ED
Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Caroline Macquire, PCC, MED and GA Balance for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Truth time! This arc was given to me a while ago by the publisher. However, as much as I wanted to read and review it this has been sitting on my TBR pile! Why have I been putting it off?! Well because the subject matter hits home personally as it is hard to admit that I am one of the ones in the book that has a hard time meeting friends. Why do you think I hide behind books as much as I do? Or do I have more online friends than offline friends than I do? Yeah because I am one of the ones that is mentioned in the book that has a hard time meeting friends or is socially awkward. I also have many of the other traits that the author talks about as well. No, I have never been diagnosed with being Neurodivergent but through therapy my therapist has suggested that I show signs of it. But as I have mentioned before I pride myself on my reviews being honest, genuine and from the heart. This one you may get more for you have bargained for! So, why did I decide now to read this book? Well..I just turned 50, I recently came out in June, I am trying to find my authentic self and thought this book could shed some light on the me I am trying to become.
Oh I can relate to this so much! Retaining peoples names!!! I am great with faces!! I can see someone from high school from 20 years ago and remember their name but if you say a name without their face and I don’t know them well I won’t have a clue who they are. What Caroline shares is this is common with people with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism and Learning Disabilities. Even though I hate admitting it, I grew up with one. Funny even though I do book reviews, Reading Comprehension and Math were two big weaknesses for me.
As earlier I said I am trying to find my authentic self by embracing my strengths, my quirks, my interests, my passions, my values, my beliefs, my humor, and my personality. I don’t want to be anyone but me!! I want to be my best self. In the past I have lived how others have thought I should have lived or wanted to and have not been a happy Heidi Lynn!
Caroline gives many of her own personal examples and stories of her experiences growing up. She also gives you the green and red flags of friendship you should look out for as well. She shares a lot of useful information in this book!
Have you ever wish you could just shut your brain off from obsessive and rumination thoughts?! You and I both!! It drives me crazy!!! She gives some great advice on how to quiet those noises in your head.
Oh she talks about over sharing too!! I am an open book! I can talk about everything and everything!! I may share a little too much sometimes! But that is just me! Let’s just say there are people in my life that don’t appreciate that and have told me that to my face.
One thing I have learned that Caroline has hit the nail on the head with is trust is earned and not given!!!
Friendship Skills For The Neurodivergent is a must read for oh so many reasons!! Reading this book I saw so much of myself in so many sections of this book. I wish I didn’t wait so long to read it.
