Girls with ADHD are more likely to have no friends, have trouble making new friends, or making additional friends. The fewer friends they have equals more dislike by their peers. Girls that have ADHD have significantly lower social competence and lower social functioning. ADHD girls are bullied significantly more than typically developing girls. In ”Peer Functioning in Girls with ADHD,” Kok, Groen, Fuermaier, and Tucha, on page two of the article, state “research to date shows that girls with ADHD present with unique, gender-specific issues that require further understanding.” The reasons for this are stated on page three. “First, girls have tighter and more intimate social networks. Second, low self-esteem is more prominent in girls
