Q: “My teen with ADHD will enter high school in the fall. How can I help him prepare for the academic demands and higher expectations in 9th grade?”Ninth grade is a big leap for kids with ADHD, whose emotional maturity and executive functioning may lag a few years behind that of their neurotypical peers.
Your teen will be navigating a new school (and the stress of finding classrooms), new teachers, new peers, and more advanced classwork while undergoing hormonal changes and new social dynamics.
These pressures can exacerbate ADHD symptoms or reveal related difficulties.Help your teen meet the new challenges of high school with the following tips:[Free Download: Transform Your Teen’s Apathy Into Engagement]Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., ACCG, PCC, is the author of Why Will No One Play with Me?SUPPORT ADDITUDE Thank you for reading ADDitude.
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