Sneaking out to see friends. Disregarding house rules. Placing their families at risk. In this unprecedented time, families with teens with ADHD are facing new and dangerous challenges. wescrenshawphd
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To begin, we’d like to address perhaps the most immediate and serious concern expressed by ADDitude readers — and that is teens with ADHD who are resisting state and national guidelines regarding social distancing. They are sneaking out to see friends. They are disregarding house rules. And they are placing their families at risk.
Here, Dr. Crenshaw explains why this is happening and how parents can navigate the pandemic with non-compliant teens with ADHD taking into consideration the following:The impact of short-term thinking so common in teens with ADHDThe fact that a young adult with ADHD aged 18 has the social and emotional maturity of a 15-year-old yet they are legally an adult, leaving parents with few options
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