Definition:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder that impacts the parts of the brain that help us plan, focus on, and execute tasks. ADHD symptoms vary by sub-type — inattentive, hyperactive, or combined — and are often more difficult to diagnose in girls and adults. Here, we review the symptoms, causes, types, and tests associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
GENERAL INFO
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Kids Helpline: Living with ADHD
Teens Health: ADHD
Chadd: ADHD information for teens
Healthline: Everything you need to know about ADHD
Chadd: About ADHD - Overview
WebMD: ADHD in teens
Aacap: ADHD resource center
SELF HELP
Talk to your GP/doctor or contact Your Crew to
help you such as help you speak to your parents or get you to your doctor.
If you feel at immediate risk call 000
Call Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
Kids Helpline: Living with ADHD
ADDitude: ADHD coping strategies you haven't tried
Psych Central: Tips for coping with ADHD
Kids Health: ADHD tips to try
Driving Tips with ADHD:
Understood: Teens with ADHD and driving
FORUMS, TOOLS & VIDEOS
How to ADHD Jessica McCabe:
What is ADHD
How to explain ADHD to others
How to know if you have ADHD
ADHD & relationships
ADHD & emotions
ADHD & meltdowns
Jessica McCabe Tedx: Failing at being normal: An ADHD success story
Crewing for or helping others
Sometimes, it can be hard to know what to do to support someone. You may feel stressed or scared you'll say the wrong thing.
Remember your main role as Crew or a supportive friend or family is to listen, acknowledge and communicate support. That can mean calling a professional service such as Kids Helpline or, in an emergency, calling 000 They can also guide you on what to do.
See How to Ask If Your Friend Is OK video
If you are under 18 years old, you can also reach out to an adult or your Crew to help you support someone.
See Professional and Urgent Help for a list of services with live phone numbers and links
See Pathways to Help
Raising Children: Supporting teenagers with ADHD
Medicine Net: 13 tips for parenting a teen with ADHD
Medicine Health: ADHD in teens facts
PsyCom: 'ADHD and teens' How to help them cope with their struggles
WebMD: ADHD in teens
Child Mind Institution: ADHD in teenagers 'How to help'
Raising Children: 'ADHD' supporting teenagers
Raising Children: 'ADHD' supporting children and pre-teens
ADDitude: Inside your teen's ADHD mind
ADDitude: 'ADHD' Don't freak out!
ADDitude: Boys to men 'when ADHD and puberty collide'
Understood: Teens with ADHD and lying
AACAP: ADHD resource center
Very well mind: Signs of ADHD in teens
