Malika, I agree!
However the majority of kids post here with ADHD have poor social skills, meaning that even if they are friendly they have no idea how to make and keep friends. They have sensory issues. They can not handle changes in routine....etc. etc. etc. Well, those are also symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The only difference is in the label, really. And most kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) got the ADHD label first. It isn't really all that complex either. If a child has those symptoms listed above, he would greatly benefit from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) interventions, no matter what his label is.
Usually, as a child gets older it is easier to see what is really going on. My son, for example, was very popular in kindergarten due to his good nature and energy. He would run around at recess and act silly and the kids just loved to chase him and laugh with him. As he grew older, and relationships involved two people sitting and having heart-to-heart conversations, and listening to one another, Sonic would get bored listening. He would go off on topics of his own and not pay attention to his little friends. He started losing friends. In his case, he didn't really seem to care, but some Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids care very much, but still don't know the magic key to being a good friend.
After years of intervention, Sonic is an easy fit in mainstream school and has a table of friends he sits with at lunch and sometimes texts and talks to. He does considerably worse when forced into a social situation with people he does not know. Whereas, when he was small, he would just talk to anyone (even if they didn't initiate it or even want it), as a young adult, he understands that you don't do that. Instead, he will find a corner to not to noticed in and look down and, if I'm there, ask when we can leave. People don't catch his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). They just think he is very shy. But when he was younger, he appeared to be very outgoing.
I think, as he realizes there are social norms, he is more self-conscious. He is also a contradiction. Though he will not initiate friendship in a room of strangers, he has no problem going to a store and asking the clerk for help.
Go figure