Teens with ADHD
Teens with ADHD face a unique set of challenges as puberty aggravates their symptoms, challenging high school classes tax their executive functions, and independence beckons. Here’s how parents can help.
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About a Boy (and Teen) with ADHD
When he's in his element, my teenage son becomes his true self — the person I wish his tea...
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How to Motivate a Teenager with ADHD
Any parent will tell you: No teenager succeeds at something without really wanting it. And conjuring...
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Stop Fighting with Your Teen: 5 Transformative Strategies
When tangling with teen moods and defiance, it’s easy to forget you’re on the same team! Both you...
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The Teens' Guide to Making Meds Work
If you are a recent or forthcoming high-school graduate, you are mature enough to begin managing your...
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Social Smarts: The Teen Years
Five creative ways to help your teenager with ADHD (and poor social skills) find — and keep...
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They Should Teach This Stuff In High School
"Do or do not; there is no try." And 7 more mantras for any teen with ADHD who's trying to figure out...
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True Grit: Turning Your Teen Into a Trooper
It’s not easy to inspire teens with ADHD to hang in there when things get tough, and parents can slip...
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Why Teens Stop Trying — and Achieving — at School
The quest for adolescent independence pushes many teens (especially boys with ADHD) away from school...
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Make Your Teen the CEO of His Treatment Plan
Working with your teen on her ADHD treatment plan — instead of against her — makes it more likely...
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"I Think I Hate My Teenager"
Guilt, anger, and grief are natural responses to raising a child with special needs. Take care of...
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Free Resource: Boost Your Teen’s Executive Functions
Your teen wants independence — but her executive functions (or lack thereof) may be holding her back....
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5 Ways to Steer Your Teen Without Hovering
Is your teen with ADD or ADHD striving for independence, but floundering? Use these tricks for...
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The Social Media Guide for Teens
Judging and preaching simply don't work. Instead, challenge your teen with ADHD to use social media...
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Learn to Scaffold: Build Your Teen’s Executive Functions All Year Long
Your teen is forging his own identity and fighting to stand on his own two feet. But he’s not quite...
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The College Transition Program That Is Changing Lives
A new program tailored for college students with ADHD improves their chances of thriving...