Guidance for Parents

ARTICLES

When Responsibilities Outweigh Readiness: Preparing for the Transition to Adulthood - An Ask the Expert chat with Ruth Hughes, PhD, who is a clinical psychologist by training and the mother of a young adult who has ADHD.

Summer Jobs and ADHD - Summer jobs offer an important opportunity to explore career options and master basic work ethic skills.

Living with Your Adult Child who has ADHD – A chat with Arthur L. Robin, PhD. This is the first of a four-part Ask the Expert chat series about young adults.

Coaching for Adolescents with ADHD (pdf) - Learn all about coaching for adolescents from Jodi Sleeper-Triplett.

Building Financial Literacy: Teaching Teens with ADHD - by Karen Sampson, MA

WHAT WE KNOW SHEETS

# 16: Succeeding in the Workplace -The symptoms of ADHD create special challenges for the adult in the workplace, just as they do for the child in school. To date, very little research has been conducted that provides adults with ADHD empirically-based approaches to understanding and coping with workplace issues. Until scientifically-based guidelines are available, it may prove useful to follow the procedures commonly used by career counselors to guide individuals in selecting a job and coping with ADHD on the job.

#20B: ADHD and Teens-for Parents: Shouldn't my teen have outgrown this by now!?!" You, along with many other parents, may be wondering why your child hasn't outgrown his or her difficulties sitting still, thinking of consequences before acting, resisting distractions, organizing daily activities, and managing time wisely. In contrast to what was previously thought, today's research has shown that the majority of children do not outgrow ADHD when they reach adolescence.

ONLINE TRAINING

The "Parent to Parent" program provides educational information and support for individuals and families learning to navigate the challenges of ADHD across the lifespan. ).

Learn More

A community for parents of young adults is offered on the CHADD Exchange. Connect with other parents of young adults with ADHD, join discussion forums, and search and add to the community library. Our online communities offer privacy and they are strongly moderated so that you will feel comfortable sharing with others.

ADHD TOOLKIT

Understanding Teens and Young Adults - One of an 8-part section of CHADD's ADHD Toolkit -The adolescent years can be stormy under the best of circumstances as our young people strive for independence. Add ADHD into the mix and these years become more difficult for both teens and parents. But there is much you can do to help yourself or your teen navigate these years successfully and learn the skills necessary to manage ADHD as a young adult.