Helping a socially awkward middle schooler?
This is self-proclaimed fwiw. DS2 is going to a new school for 7th grade. It’s the same school that DS1 goes to, but they are VERY different kids. He has a great group of friends from elementary school but they are scattered and none are going to his school. He has a buddy from hockey that will be in his class and they both seem excited about that for now. However, DS1 was in the same position and ultimately his friends are all new people that he didn’t know before.
He says it’s hard to make new friends because he is introverted and socially awkward (100% his words). He says his group was so great because they’ve been friends since preschool and according to him, it was “easier then”.
I asked if he wanted help and he said yes...so I want to help him.
Obviously he’s very self aware, he’s bright but he has ADHD (Innattentive so he’s a little spacy but not at all hyper), he plays rec hockey but is otherwise not that into sports. He likes things like anime, art, collecting action figures, reading comic books, playing video games, making movies, etc. he just started fencing lessons. So he’s more of the nerdy type. So he is exactly like DH and I at that age, and I know it will be fine in the end...but any resources or ideas to help him now?
Mama to my boys (04,07,11)