157. Let Me Go But Don’t Let Mee Crash-ADHD and the Adolescent Push for Independence

As if dealing with school and all the pressure that puts on an ADHD family, adolescence and its drive to be treated as an adult when they’re only 13 or 14 years of age. Even though it is well documented that ADHDers development is about 3 years behind a neurotypicals, your ADHDer is going to want the same independence that his neurotypical friends have. Especially scary is when they want to be able to drive. I went through this with two of my children and a lot of my patients, so I’ll be sharing some of my experiences and thoughts about strategies for surviving intact.