It is notable that many teens with ODD have undiagnosed co-occurring disorders, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a learning disability or a mood disorder. Other conditions may fuel the ODD, as your adolescent child acts out, presenting behavior problems in response to feeli...
For teens with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD), social media is whereimpulsive thinkingcan lead to impulsive action. As apps have evolved, the time lag from thought to post has shortened. For ADHD kids, acting before thinking is the norm for pretty much everything, but mindlessness ...
Is It ODD or Conduct Disorder?You may be reading this and thinking, “Yeah, but even fail-proof consequences won’t work with my kid. My child is aggressive and destroys my property. He steals from me and uses drugs.” In those cases, you probably have a teen who has moved beyond ...
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Executive Functioning, Temporal Discounting, and Sense of Time in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant... Clinic-referred teens (ages 12鈥 19) with ADHD and ODD ( N = 101) were compared to community control (CC) teens, equated for age and ...
Binge eating means eating large amounts of food, much more than you need, in one sitting. Someone withbinge eating disorderdoes this at least once a week over 3 months or more, and can’t seem to stop doing it. You may "zone out" while eating. Afterward, you feel shame, guilt, or...
Like any de-stressing activity, gaming offers a way to blow off steam and cope with the stressors that children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD) experience in daily life. Giving us a window into our teens’ emotional lives. Parents can use their teen’s gaming as an access ...
teens with ADHD must also cope with the myriad of symptoms that can come along with the disorder. Parents can be supportive by finding proper support for their teens, while teens can help themselves by leaning on their loved ones and following the right treatment plan. With the right support...
This article reviews the characteristics of Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the academic and social difficulties which they engender. It addresses some of the primary developmental changes that occur in the transition from childhood to adolescence and their effect on teenagers with ADH...
Consider that, by conservative estimates, half of young people with addictions (alcohol, marijuana or other drugs) also have a mental health disorder. The research is clear on the intimate connection between chemical dependency and mental health problems. Of course, it’s often very difficult to...