ADHD in Teens
As children grow into flourishing teens, symptoms of ADHD evolve with their changing lives and developing brains.
As childhood struggles with hyperactivity begin to diminish, challenges with inattention and impulsivity related to academics, organization, and relationships begin to present. Couple these with newly encountered hormonal changes, and the increased pressure for teens to fit in, and you have the makings of a tough middle and high school experience for young adults with ADHD.
ADHD left untreated in a teenager can sometimes develop into risky, impulsive behaviors such as unsafe sexual activity and substance abuse - making identifying, diagnosing, and treating the condition, while supporting the individual, mission-critical during this transitional period of life.
ADHD Assessment Clinic is here to help your teen navigate, and thrive, throughout this critical period of life.
We understand how the disorder impacts the adolescent brain, and offer a comprehensive, thorough assessment process that leads teens and their parents to the information and answers they need.
Statistics suggest that approximately 11 – 13% of adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD, while many more cope with the disorder without a diagnosis.
Studies indicate:
✔︎ ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders among adolescents.
✔︎ Teens with ADHD often experience lower academic achievement compared to their peers without ADHD.
✔︎ ADHD can contribute to feelings of frustration and low self-esteem and can also develop into co-morbid conditions like anxiety and depression.
Here's the good news though: There are strategies and resources that can help teens thrive, despite the challenges ADHD presents.
At ADHD Assessment Clinic, we're dedicated to working with teens and their families to evaluate and diagnose the symptoms of ADHD. Our clinical evaluation and assessment for ADHD is specifically designed to evaluate the challenges adolescents and young adults experience, measuring a full range of characteristics and symptoms from executive functioning to academic functioning, cognition, attention, information processing, impulsivity, memory, and more.
Our analysis, diagnosis and recommendations provide parents and teens with answers and information they need to pursue treatment, therapy, and academic accommodations that will not only help teens feel better, but work with them to grow and flourish as they transition into young adults.