Risk for car accidents: The combination of teenage invincibility that may be above and beyond their age/developmental-level peers, coupled with trouble focusing, impatience, excessive impulsivity, risk-taking, and thrill-seeking behaviors underscores why ADHDteensare two to four more times likely to ...
Explain how to edit a first draft, and how to move sentences and paragraphs around, instead of scrapping a draft. This is an important skill set to have in middle and high school. [Read: Abandon Your Pre-Conceived Notions of ‘Success’ (and More Advice for Parents of Teens with ADHD)...
Teens who spend a lot of time using digital media show an uptick in symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study reports. That doesn’t mean parents should panic about teens texting at the dinner table; it just means that if your kid is a heavy media user, ma...
There are many opinions when it comes to treating ADHD in teens. Some experts believe that behavior therapy alone may work for teenagers. But according to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 80% of those who needed medication for ADHD as children still need medication in their teen ...
The symptoms ofattention deficit hyperactivity disorder-- orADHD-- vary from person to person, but consist of some combination of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Inattention.People who are inattentive have a hard time keeping their minds focused on one thing and may get bored with a ...
settings — for example, at home and at school. What’s more, the symptoms must interfere with the child’s functioning or development, and at least some of the symptoms must have been apparent before age 122. Older teens may need to demonstrate just five of these symptoms in multiple ...
One of the key issues in assessing children and teens for ADHD is determining whether the behaviors being exhibited are part of normal behavior for their age or of ADHD. What is involved in ADHD testing? Individuals with ADHD also often have alearning disabilityor one of a number of other ...
some of the most common symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The number of children diagnosed with ADHD continues to increase, but researchers don’t know why. Currently, it’s estimated that 9 percent of American teens and over 4 percent of American adults have ADHD.(...
Steps in Making the ADHD Diagnosis As with ADHD in children, the diagnosis is controversial and has been questioned by some professionals, adults diagnosed with ADHD, and parents of diagnosed teens. They point out the potentially positive behaviors that some adults with ADHD have, such as hyperfoc...
One of the key issues in assessing children and teens for ADHD is determining whether the behaviors being exhibited are part of normal behavior for their age or of ADHD. What is involved in ADHD testing? Individuals with ADHD also often have alearning disabilityor one of a number of other ...