In-Person Programs In Phoenix, Arizona
Guys Group: Real Skills for Building Real Friendships
Watching your son struggle with friendships is heartbreaking—especially when he wants to connect but doesn’t know how.
Many boys with ADHD can make friends but don’t know how to keep them. That’s where Guys Group helps.
What It Is:
Guys Group is a psychoeducational, skill-building program for boys with ADHD. It’s not therapy or a traditional “social skills group.” We use the ADHD Dude approach to teach what actually helps boys connect with similar-age peers.
What It’s Not:
Research shows standard social skills groups don’t help kids with ADHD. Guys Group was built to fix that, with direct, practical strategies for how boys learn.
Why It Works:
Guys Group is grounded in research on ADHD and boys’ mental health. We focus on practical strategies—not labels, lectures, or one-size-fits-all advice. Every session is designed to help boys feel more confident socially and know what to do in real situations.
Families of all beliefs are welcome.
Guys Group has been presented at the International Conference on ADHD.
We do not offer virtual programs for kids and do not recommend them.Â
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Join the Phoenix In-Person Programs Mailing ListGuys Group Topics
- Perspective-Taking (Understanding others' thoughts & how you come across to others)
- Improving situational awareness ("reading a room")
- Learning how to go from school friends to outside-of-school friends
- Showing interest in others & having reciprocal conversations
- Learning how to be flexible to be part of a peer group
- Using social media/electronic communication appropriately
- Understanding personal responsibility in sustaining friendships
- Getting over social anxiety in new social situations
- Understanding common mental health issues amongst boys their age and how to ask for help
- Puberty & hygiene social expectations
- The problems with online gambling, pornography, and its detrimental effects on young men
Please note that ADHD Dude programs cannot provide a level of support for boys who:
- Have an autism spectrum diagnosis
- Require a paraprofessional (1:1 or 2:1) with them during the school day
- Are in self-contained emotional support/behavioral classrooms for the majority of the school day
- Attend cyber school for the majority of the school day
- Are unmedicated despite exhibiting regular impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, or aggression
- Are prone to destructive behavior or physical aggression when upset or angry
- Have a propensity to be negative when anxious in social situations
