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Bonus: Making Friends with ADHD for Neurodivergent Adults with Caroline Maguire

Bonus: Making Friends with ADHD for Neurodivergent Adults with Caroline Maguire

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Loneliness isn't something neurodivergent adults just have to accept. Caroline Maguire — ADHD coach and author of Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults — joins Katherine to talk trust, connection, and why your special interests are actually your greatest friendship asset.THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF...You've always felt like you missed a class on how to make friends — and carry shame about itYou have ADHD or are neurodivergent and find friendships exhausting, confusing, or hard to sustainYou're a late-diagnosed adult wondering why connection has always felt just slightly out of reachEPISODE SUMMARYThere's a worldwide loneliness epidemic — and for neurodivergent adults, loneliness isn't new news. Many of us grew up without close friends, without understanding why, and with a coating of shame that followed us into adulthood. This conversation is about changing that.Caroline Maguire is an ADHD coach with over 21 years of experience, and the author of two books on friendship and social skills. Her new book, Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults, publishes in the UK on April 16th 2026. In this conversation, Katherine and Caroline dig into why friendship feels so hard when you have ADHD — and what actually helps.This isn't about becoming more neurotypical. It's about finding your people, using your interests as fuel, and building the kind of friendships that actually fit your brain.IN THIS EPISODE:Why executive function sits at the heart of every social interaction — and what that looks like in real lifeThe difference between info dumping and monologuing (and why the distinction matters)Caroline's ice cream scoop method for building trust without giving it all away at onceThe impulsive friendship cycle — and how to break itWhy your special interests are your greatest asset for finding genuine connectionThe difference between masking and adapting — and why it matters for neurodivergent adultsHow to make friendships more sustainable when logistics and energy are already stretchedTIMESTAMPS00:00 — Introduction and welcome 02:00 — Why Caroline keeps coming back to friendship 05:30 — The shame of not having friends as an adult 09:00 — How executive function shows up in social situations 14:00 — Bottom-up processing and sensory input 18:00 — Info dumping versus monologuing 22:00 — Finding your people through special interests 26:00 — Masking versus adapting 31:00 — The ice cream scoop method for trust 38:00 — The impulsive friendship cycle 42:00 — Making friendship more sustainable and automatic 48:00 — Caroline's one takeaway and where to find herTimestamps are approximate — adjust after final editNOTABLE QUOTES"We deserve friendship. I just can't stop feeling like we deserve friendship." — Caroline Maguire"How could you have known? You didn't know about your brain." — Caroline Maguire"It's tools, not rules. Take what you want and throw away the rest." — Caroline MaguireCOMMON QUESTIONS ANSWEREDWhy do ADHD adults struggle to make and keep friends?What is the ice cream scoop method for building trust?What's the difference between masking and adapting?How do special interests help neurodivergent adults find connection?How do I make friendships more sustainable when I'm already exhausted?ABOUT OUR GUESTCaroline Maguire is an ADHD and life coach with over 21 years of experience. She is the author of Why Will No One Play With Me? (for children) and Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults. Caroline trained coaches at the ADD Coach Academy and is passionate about ending loneliness in the neurodivergent community. Find her at @authorcarolinem on Instagram.GET CAROLINE'S BOOKFriendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults — available for pre-order now, publishing 16th April 2026UKAmazon UKWaterstonesHachette UKHive UKBookshop UKTG Jones OnlineKobo AudiobookAudibleAustraliaAmazon AustraliaBooktopiaBoffins BooksThe NilePlanet BooksKobo AudiobookAudibleIrelandAmazon IrelandKoboAudibleAudiobooks.comWORK WITH KATHERINEIf you want personalised translation, systems designed specifically for your brain, Katherine works one-to-one with late-diagnosed adults who are capable, resourced, and done waiting for motivation to arrive.CONNECT WITH KATHERINEWebsite: lightbulbadhd.com Instagram: @adhd_coach_katherineCONNECT WITH CAROLINEInstagram: @authorcarolinemABOUT THE SHOWFinally, an ADHD podcast that skips 'superpower' chat and toxic productivity to get real about what's going on and what actually works.I'm Katherine, a certified ADHD coach (ICF PCC, PAAC PCAC, ADDCA trained) diagnosed with ADHD and Autism in my early 40s. With 400+ hours of professional training and 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, I bring evidence-based strategies and honest conversations you've been searching for.New episodes weekly. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.EPISODE FOCUSADHD friendship, making friends with ADHD, neurodivergent social skills, ADHD loneliness, ADHD adults, late ...
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