| There are a few statistics which every parent | | | | Motivational impairment: High school is a confusing |
| should take into account if they believe their high | | | | place for teens at times. They are torn between |
| school teen may be affected by attention deficit | | | | academic achievement and doing fun stuff with |
| disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD). Firstly, 80% | | | | their friends. The best way to overcome this is to |
| tend to underachieve in school; secondarily, ten | | | | link motivation to something your child may desire. |
| times as many boys are affected; and thirdly | | | | An example of this would be linking grade point |
| 40% of ADHD teens struggle with opposition to | | | | average to either a scholarship possibility or |
| authority, depression, anxiety, and self esteem. | | | | perhaps an athletic endeavor. |
| If you were to look at the above statistics in | | | | Note taking: The ADHD teen's brain sometimes |
| relation to high school challenges it would be easy | | | | has trouble separating the important facts from |
| to see why some type of help may be needed. | | | | the unimportant ones, making taking notes a |
| This may or may not include the use of | | | | somewhat unpredictable endeavor. Another |
| prescription drugs. So, let's walk through three | | | | challenge that makes note taking tricky is that |
| important high school challenges facing teens with | | | | many ADHD teens have a tough time listening |
| ADHD symptoms and briefly explore some | | | | and writing at the same time. A really good way |
| solutions. | | | | to overcome these challenges is to work out an |
| Failure to keep up academically: As parents we all | | | | arrangement with your child's educators to tape |
| know how easy it is to fall behind in school and | | | | record classroom lectures and instructions. This will |
| how difficult it is to catch up. Due to the larger | | | | help keep your teen on tract as well as keeping |
| classes teachers are hard pressed to give each | | | | you abreast of classroom curriculum. |
| student the individualized help they need to keep | | | | In summary, involvement of parents, teachers, |
| up. Once an ADHD student falls behind frustration | | | | and the student is needed to achieve the best |
| can set in, opening the door for subpar academic | | | | results. Also, some parents are choosing to |
| performance, violent acts, drug use, or simply | | | | combine the above steps for achieving academic |
| giving up and quitting school. Most experts agree | | | | success with a natural alternative ADHD |
| that the best defense against a negative | | | | treatments such as homeopathy. Homeopathic |
| outcome is to become an active part of your | | | | formulas for ADHD teens are non addictive, have |
| child's educational process. Also, making your child's | | | | no side effects, and help with common ADHD |
| teachers aware of the challenges your child faces | | | | symptoms such as short attention span and lack |
| may prove to be a vital part of producing a | | | | of focus. |
| positive outcome. | | | | |