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Sources for Helping Children With ADHD Make Friends

1 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Mental Health Services. Children's Mental Health Facts: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, last referenced 9/26/2006.

2 New York University Child Study Center, 2001. ADHD Not Just a School-Day Disorder: New Survey Reveals All-Day Impact of ADHD on Children and Their Parents, last referenced 9/26/2006.

3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006. Peer Relationships and ADHD, last referenced 9/26/2006.

4 ComeUnity. Teacher Tips: Improving Social Skills in ADHD Students, last referenced 9/26/2006.

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