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Children and adults with ADHD often battle to express themselves properly. Firstly it is sometimes difficult to hear what they are saying because they mumble; and secondly it is also difficult to understand what they are trying to convey. Their speech is often rapid, mumbled or incoherent. They also tend to weave a number of different stories together and it can be difficult to make head or tail of what they are trying to tell you.

However, I have often noticed that the children are able to communicate very effectively with one another. At my workshops and games or swimming days at my practice at the end of the school term, I will regularly have groups of twenty or more children with ADHD together. It looks like chaos, but the children have a wonderful time playing together and they understand one another perfectly well. In years gone by I often wanted to intervene to get everyone involved and to explain the rules. However, they are perfectly capable of doing it themselves, albeit in a language that is very difficult to follow. They involve one another and no-one is sidelined or rejected.