Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes
Alex Alexander
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Neurodivergent Friendships: Self-Advocating, Masking, and Reframing Friendship as a Skill with Caroline Maguire
• 72 minTo me, writing a friendship manual for neurodivergent people seems kind of mind-bending. How do you encapsulate the beauty and diversity of ALL our brains in one book? And yet, today’s guest, Caroline Maguire, has done just that. Caroline is an expert in social-emotional learning and ADHD coaching, the author of Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults (which I HIGHLY recommend!); and host of the ADHD Social Playbook Podcast. For my neurodivergent listeners: I hope this episode reframes how you approach friendships. And for my neurotypical friends: it never hurts to understand what your friends might be experiencing. In this episode you’ll hear about: Caroline’s childhood experiences of being bullied and left out and how this impacted her perspective on friendship as a kidThe life-changing impact of learning to see friendship as a skill that can be developed at any age via self-awareness and practiceSelf-advocacy and asking for what you need in friendships (and how friends can adapt to neurodivergent communication styles and sensory needs)Masking – suppressing or camouflaging neurodivergent traits to fit in – and the importance of not losing your own authenticity among friends Resources & Links Check out Caroline’s books, Why Will No One Play With Me? and Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults WANT MORE? My book, Are We Friends Yet? hits shelves June 16. Get on the waitlist for pre-order bonuses + a first look. Dive into The Connection Reset. A 10-day private podcast to help you see the abundance of connection that already exists in your day-to-day (Yes. Really. I promise you have more than you realize). Start today.
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