Hi all
First time posting in this forum ( and hoping it's the right place). I suspect my DD9 may have ADHD and one thing she's struggling with is social relationships. She's a very outgoing person who loves spending time with other kids and making friends, but over the last few weeks she's started saying other kids at school have been teasing her for being 'weird' and 'too much'. She's really upset about it and I feel so sad for her but am struggling to know how to support her especially as I don't know how much of it is about her behaviour or about other kids picking up on difference and being mean.
I've noticed when dropping her off in the playground she can act quite intensely ( for e.g. being very close to people, hugging them from behind and holding on) and it's not something I see her peers do. I suspect this kind of behaviour might be behind some of the exclusion/teasing she's experiencing. When I've talked to her in the past about respecting physical boundaries she gets very defensive and angry (for example one time when she was hugging her swimming teacher and wouldn't let go even when being gently pushed away). Has anyone experienced this with their kids and has tips on ways to approach this with her?