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“The Teen Brain on ADHD: A Parent’s Guide to Boosting Executive Functions and Building Independence — Together” [Video Replay & Podcast #209]

In this hour-long webinar-on-demand, learn how to boost teens’ executive functioning skills with Peg Dawson, Ed.D.

Peg Dawson, Ed.D.
ADHD Expert: Peg Dawson, Ed.D. Verified Updated on April 25, 2023
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Episode Description

Adolescence is brutal — for teenagers and their parents! On top of raging hormones and escalating academic demands, teens with ADHD are navigating executive skill challenges that contribute to a “perfect storm” that overpowers most parents’ standard parenting strategies.

You need a new tool set. And that begins with understanding how your teen’s brain is developing — and how ADHD impacts her changing brain. Second, you need to learn new strategies for working with your teen without driving him away. The good news: Time-tested approaches exist to help your teen transition to adulthood successfully. It’s just a matter of learning and practicing them — together.

This webinar will address the following topics:

  1. how the adolescent brain changes and the challenges these changes present for the student with ADHD
  2. the primary developmental tasks of adolescence and how they impact the parent-child relationship
  3. the tools parents need to connect with their teens as they become more independent
  4. how parents can help their kids take control of their lives while protecting them from serious risks
  5. strategies parents can use to help their teens transition to adulthood successfully

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This ADHD Experts webinar was first broadcast live on February 20, 2018.

Meet the Expert Speaker:

Peg Dawson, Ed.D., received her doctorate in school/child clinical psychology from the University of Virginia. She worked as a school psychologist for 16 years in Maine and New Hampshire, and, for the past 20 years, has worked at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she specializes in the assessment of children and adults with learning and attention disorders. Dawson is co-author of Smart but Scattered and Smart but Scattered Teens.

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