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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Teens with ADHD
10 Ways to Improve Your Teen’s Executive Skills
When your teen needs help on tasks, but pushes you away, here’s how you can work with her to turn her...
Teens with ADHD
Why Teens Stop Trying — and Achieving — at School
The quest for adolescent independence pushes many teens (especially boys with ADHD) away from school...
Teens with ADHD
Hormones, High School, and ADHD: A Parent’s Guide
Teens want freedom, not rules. Learn to establish cooperation and peace at home with these...
Teens with ADHD
Pick Your Battles, Parents
The teenage years mean new independence — and mistakes. Use this 10-step plan to help your teen...
Teens with ADHD
“I Can Do It Myself!”
The responsibilities that come with adulthood can be daunting, especially if one of them is managing...
Teens with ADHD
Plan. Trust. Hug. Your Mantra for Raising a Tween with ADHD
Parents worry that adolescence will introduce more turbulence, drama, and challenges to family life....
Managing Treatment
The Truth About ADHD and Addiction
ADHD medication is not a gateway drug. In fact, teens and adults who seek treatment for their ADHD...
Teens with ADHD
Like the Teen You Love: ADHD-Friendly Communication Tips
Tough time getting through to your ADHD teen? It's time to change your communication strategy. Here...
Teens with ADHD
Grow Up Already! Why It Takes So Long to Mature
The school-to-work transition can take longer for young adults with ADHD, who don't mature at the...
Ask the Experts
Teens and Alcohol
A guide for parents whose teenagers with attention deficit disorder may be drinking alcohol —...
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: The College Transition Guide for Teens with ADHD
Theresa Maitland, Ph.D., explains how to prepare teens with ADHD for independence ...
Teens with ADHD
"I Think I Hate My Teenager"
Guilt, anger, and grief are natural responses to raising a child with special needs. Take care of...
Teens with ADHD
Boys vs. Girls: How Puberty Affects ADHD Symptoms
Hormonal changes directly impact most adolescents’ ADHD symptoms. But the shift can look different...
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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...
Dear Teen Parenting Coach
“Q: How Can I Teach Empathy to My 15-Year-Old?”
The teen years see remarkable (and sometimes jarring) development in the prefrontal cortex, the area...