3 Steps To Helping Kids With ADHD Handle Rejection Sensitivity

What is rejection sensitivity?

When your child disappears into their room, is prone to being “too sensitive,” and often takes things to heart, it seems like it’s not a big deal to you.

Your child’s intense reaction to any perceived rejection is overwhelming, and you watch your child spiral downwards. Something seemingly insignificant to you — like a friend not returning a text — can produce an intense and lasting reaction.

Kids with ADHD often feel like outsiders.

Often, children with ADHD have felt like the outsider, watching from the sidelines while others enjoy playdates, get invited to birthday parties, or are asked to “just chill.”

Your calming suggestion that perhaps the child is not being rejected goes unheard.

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