A Parent’s Guide to Delayed Adulthood in Teens & Young Adults with ADHD (with Anthony Rostain, M.D.)

[@moonhunter9993]

I think the most important thing is for the ADHD teen or adult to know this and be part of the conversation. I talk to my daughter about this all the time. Having been an ADHD teen myself, I didn't so much "mature" late in some obvious fashion. In fact, I was extremely successful in uni and early career. However, I was struggling with the emotional side of having to live a grown-up life and, in my case, essentially being abandoned by my parents. It's important to "warn off" ADHD teenagers from having very early serious relationships, they're just not ready and often end up emotionally dependant and used. That's the conversation in our household...

[@Lroth1234]

Wonderful and informative for me both as a parent of a 36-year-old ADHD daughter and for my clinical practice as an occupational therapist.

[@danadawes41]

Thank for all of the information. Could you recommend a book that a young adult would like to read to help themselves. My 26 year old Son prefers to read?