ADHD from teens to adulthood.
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common diagnosis today when it comes to children.
Years ago, kids would be labeled troubled and sometimes even kicked out of school for their behavior that in many cases, they simply were unable to control.
I know this firsthand since my son went through three different schools (and this was in kindergarten) before we had him properly tested and finally diagnosed. I was someone that refused to give into those labels – but when you reach your wit’s end, you need to understand that ADHD is not something that is terminal or even bad, it’s treatable and in reality – once you figure it out, it’s manageable.
One of the biggest misconceptions is that these children are not intelligent, or on the low end of the IQ side. Quite the contrary. They are typically exceptionally smart.
Parents assume that if we ask if a child is ADD or ADHD we are asking if they are special needs or handicapped, this is not true.
Today many adults are now recognizing that they have symptoms of ADHD that have been untreated. In our generation, we didn’t know a lot about it. Today we do.
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Is your teen struggling with ADD/ADHD and you’ve exhausted your local resources? Is their behavior escalating into risky actions outside of academic underachieving? Contact us for options and resources.
