In a previous post we talked about how ADHD impacts a teen's life at home and provided some strategies for them to use to help reduce some of the friction at home. This week, we will focus on tips for teens to use at school.
As a teen with ADHD, your high school years may be difficult. You are expected to take on more responsibility for yourself and rely less on parents and teachers to keep you up to date with schoolwork. You are expected to start taking control of your ADHD and prepare...
As a teen with ADHD, you may feel you are constantly getting into trouble at home; you try hard and yet everything you do somehow ends up... Read more »
It’s Halloween here in Philadelphia and as many of you know we are celebrating the Phillies winning the World Series this week. There was... Read more »
While medication is the most common treatment for ADHD, it is a hard decision for parents to make. Giving medication every day is scary... Read more »
For more on the series of teens with ADHD: For Teens: Understanding ADHD Strategies to Help at Home Strategies to Help at School Acting... Read more »
The journey through adolescence is a difficult one for all but the rare blessed teen. For teens with ADHD, there are additional challenges... Read more »
For high school students with ADD/ADHD, tests can be a source of great frustration. Studying the night before certainly doesn’t guarantee that you... Read more »
Make sure you maintain eye contact when speaking with your child. Children will be less distracted if they are making eye contact while you are... Read more »
Teenagers who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to have more car accidents than their non-ADHD peers. Researchers in... Read more »
A new study has shown that children and teens who take attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs often stop taking the medicines, even... Read more »
Adolescents who were diagnosed with ADHD as children are more likely to have lifelong sleep problems than those who were never diagnosed, a new study... Read more »
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