Teens With ADHD

Teens with ADHD - why do they seem to fall apart? Information and how to help ADHD in adolescents.

ADHD in adolescents causes many struggles at the secondary level because schools place increasing demands on them to work independently and organize themselves.

The ADHD statistics shows us that we must be proactive with these children.
Teens with ADHD often have difficulty using time wisely and lack "goal-directed persistence."

Children with ADHD have difficulties in self-regulation.

Info on ADHD shows they need coaching and mentoring that will key in on behaviors that facilitate achievement of goals.



This type of ADHD behavior modification involves identifying long-term goals, determining criteria for implementation, and identifying what might be a barrier to success.

Then you must establish short-term goals that will support achieving the long-term goal.

It is critical that these children experience success with short-term goals, as often they have acute feelings of discouragement from years of failing to meet expectations of teachers, parents and themselves. They must be taught different cognitive behavior techniques such as self monitoring, self-reinforcement and self-instruction.

It is also helpful to provide role models of famous people with ADHD.

ADHD Behavior Intervention Plan
and Modifications

Teaching the ADHD child to self-monitor means that they learn to observe and record their own behaviors. Daily meetings for teens with ADHD are needed to review results and discuss progress.

When self-monitoring is done in conjunction with self-reinforcement, on-task behaviors should improve. This method works better on ADHD in adolescents rather than in young children with AD/HD, and when used in conjunction with ADHD behavior charts.

Self-Reinforcement

Self-reinforcement is when students not only monitor their behavior but also evaluate how they performed on a given task. They award themselves according to how well they did. The reward is usually points or tokens that can be put towards a long-term reward or privilege.

Secondary students have identified what they will best respond to for self-reinforcement. These are privileges or rewards that they value and will try to monitor their own behaviors to earn them.

Self-Instruction

Self-instruction is when teens with ADHD are taught to use self-directed verbalization to improve performance. It is also used to help control impulsivity. Info on ADHD shows that self-directed instructions should be given in the following areas:

^{Barkley, Russel A. "Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder." Childhood Disorders. 1989.}

There are specific interventions for children with ADHD that can be used in the classroom.

ADHD in adolescence can sometimes present behavior modifications and interventions that are quite different than elementary ADHD in children.

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