Why Adults with ADHD Struggle with Friendships (Caroline Maguire)

You meet someone, become instant best friends, and a few months later they're gone. Then it happens again.Most ADHD advice focuses on productivity, but Caroline Maguire believes we're missing something just as important: friendship. Caroline is a certified ADHD coach and the author of Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults.In this conversation, Skye and Caroline explore why ADHD brains often rush into friendships, why traditional friendship advice falls flat, and how to build relationships that actually last without burning yourself out.You'll walk away with a practical way to spot unhealthy friendship patterns before they cost you another connection.What We CoverWhy the impulsive friendship cycle happensWhy traditional friendship advice doesn't work for ADHD adultsThe Ice Cream Scoop Method for balanced give-and-takeHow to spot one-sided friendships earlyWhy interest-based activities make building friendships easierHow to slow a friendship down without ending itConnect With Caroline Maguirehttps://carolinemaguireauthor.com/https://www.instagram.com/authorcarolinem/?hl=enIf you’re an entrepreneur with ADHD who’s tired of being asked “Why don’t you just hire/make a system/delegate?”  We’ve gotchu! Click here for a free copy of my 5-year-tested Focus Filter. Instant relief for work-related overwhelm.Find out what’s holding you back. I’ll personally build you a simple plan to fix it. Click here to grab one.Join my Focused Balanced Growth Program. If you’re tired of getting blank looks in masterminds full of neurotypical advice, this is for you. Weekly Monday Motivation sessions, plus content you can binge or dip into for strategies specific to you. Apply here.Your Business Operations Built for Your ADHD Brain. Feel like you can never really delegate because you can’t explain how to do it? Struggling to hire someone who feels like a natural fit for your business? Let us handle it for you. We specialize in using our years of ADHD research and practical support to act as your fractional COO, handling the back-end operations in a way that feels light and keeps you focused. Learn more here.