Hello and Welcome!
My name is Jessica Plant and I am an Occupational Therapy student, and a current member of the national Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
I am employed at a school for children with disabilities as a Creative Movement Therapist, and am also an experienced counselor at a summer camp designed specifically for children with special needs. Before now I have spent over 15 years working as a nurse, serving the people of Western New York.
My name is Jessica Plant and I am an Occupational Therapy student, and a current member of the national Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
I am employed at a school for children with disabilities as a Creative Movement Therapist, and am also an experienced counselor at a summer camp designed specifically for children with special needs. Before now I have spent over 15 years working as a nurse, serving the people of Western New York.
Never did I think that one of my own children could have a Disability.
But my son has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
But my son has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Chances are if you have found this website you already know a lot about ADHD, and how it relates personally to your child. While gathering information I found that most of the literature out there is aimed towards the parents of young and newly diagnosed children. But what happens when these kids go into middle and high school? It seems like a lot of the material out there kind of just fizzzles out, until you reach the topic of ADHD in adulthood. Life changes immensely for children during adolescence, and as a parent I feel we really need to know how to be supportive of them during this time of transition. This website is dedicated to service the parents of adolescents (teenagers) with ADHD. To help you (and them) right now, and also in the near future.
The creation of this website began in September 2011, as an online "handbook" to help parents more fully understand this disability. It is my goal that this website will be interesting and educational for you, and will also help my own understanding of this disorder as I share the information that I research.
It is understandable for you to be concerned that your adolescent has a diagnosis of ADHD.
You may even be more worried about their future, than a parent whose child does not have a disability.The good news is that even though ADHD cannot be cured, its symptoms can be successfully managed, and the severity of symptoms often lessen with age. Although most individuals never completely outgrow their ADHD, they can learn to effectively cope.
That's what I want for my child and for yours; to help them live their life to it's fullest.
You may even be more worried about their future, than a parent whose child does not have a disability.The good news is that even though ADHD cannot be cured, its symptoms can be successfully managed, and the severity of symptoms often lessen with age. Although most individuals never completely outgrow their ADHD, they can learn to effectively cope.
That's what I want for my child and for yours; to help them live their life to it's fullest.
