The Kid Who Nobody Liked

There once was a kid named Jack who nobody liked. He was handsome enough and very smart. Nobody liked him. He desperately wanted friends. No one wanted to be his friend. Tears would well up in his eyes because he could not understand why no one liked him. Jack's mother had explained to him that he was born with a condition called ADHD--Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Kids with ADHD act impulsively, talking out before thinking, getting up out their seat frequently. It sounded simple enough to Jack. So why did no one want to talk to him or play with him? This made Jack very sad, and the more he tried to make friends, the more he was shunned by his classmates.

Jack did not understand that the Control Panel in his brain was wired a little differently than most others. Because of his condition, he often perceived things differently than others. He was unable to distinguish between positive and negative social interactions. His teachers saw this and tried to explain to him that others did not like to be called names (often racial) or have their pencils and erasers taken or to be constantly poked and made fun of. Jack thought he was playing and did not understand. His teachers explained to him that his classmates did not like it when he constantly interrupted classes. They did not like it when he was chosen to run the PowerPoint (which was a huge privilege) and then used the Ink Pad to draw on the screen. After once or twice, it is not funny to fall out of a desk onto the floor.

Jack thought he was being funny and making friends. It made him very sad to realize he had no friends. He did not understand why. He was the kid who nobody liked.