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When Your Teen Refuses to Stay Home

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Social distancing and stay-at-home orders are in place for roughly 95% of ADDitude readers. While necessary to protect lives and stifle the pandemic, a near-quarantine that stretches on for weeks and months will pose a significant struggle for many – particularly parents of impulsive, oppositional, unfazed teens with ADHD.In ADDitude surveys, parents are reporting that some teens are thwarting local guidelines and house rules to sneak out to meet friends, placing themselves and family members back home at risk for contamination.

It’s a complaint I am also hearing in my practice.These behaviors are undoubtedly concerning. But teens, especially those with ADHD, are prone to viewing rules as challenges against which to rebel.

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