I don't know if I'd be too concerned. I didn't have too many close friends growing up. 1 really close friend and then more acquaintances who ran with my best friend. I feel like I've turned out all right. I now have 2 or 3 close friends and a lot more acquaintances, but to be honest I still prefer to spend time at home just me and my husband. My mom used to see a problem with me not having that many friends, but I was always content with it and your son might be too. I wasn't (and I'm still not) into joining clubs, etc. When I find one thing I like I stick with it & that's how I make my friends. I can appreciate & understand your concern, but unless your son is showing disturbing signs of depression, he might just be OK with how he is.

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I never had friends or could manage to keep them in my child, teenage or adult days.. However, I was blessed to have a really out going husband whom loved meeting all types of people. No matter what walk of life he could relate and reach people on all levels. Seeing this gift and the fact we may loss him, I gave him every change to take our two sons with him when visiting all these exciting people and alot of his social skills rubbed off on my sons. Even with their handicaps (heavy diagnoses) they both have friends and very loyal at that .. My youngest is my most aggressive son, is very popular despite his diagnose. I will never have any more children, but if in theory they will be treated on equal terms as other children. Despite ADHD these kids can learn stuff from normal kids, and I would never even with my most aggressive child put him in safe keeping in a special school unless his behaviour never ever showed sign of get better.. Like my oldest sons doctor said at some stage they have to come out in the real world, if they don't harden up in the young years this will be a huge shock We can not protect them from everything, and my two have proved they can make good decision and less good decision on equal terms with other teenagers. Sometimes because of extra attention I think my kids are more normal that kids whom never need assistance.. My son went on a trip to Praug with his class, normal functioning teenagers got read the rules and still purchasesd weapons and stuff they knew full well would be removed from them to return over the state lines they travelled.... My son just shaked his head and thought they were dumb wasting money on stuff that would be removed from them or make problems with the border police..

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