ADHD in Adolescents: Advanced Strategies for Managing Impulsivity and Opposition

ADHD in Adolescents: Advanced Strategies for Managing Impulsivity and Opposition

Understanding ADHD in adolescence and effectively intervening in the face of challenging behaviors

👨‍👩‍👧 Target Audience Parents of adolescents with ADHD who wish to deepen their understanding of the disorder in adolescence and develop concrete intervention strategies to manage impulsivity, opposition, and emotional outbursts on a daily basis.

⏱️ Duration Comprehensive training divided into 5 progressive modules

💻 Format 100% online training, accessible from your computer or tablet. You progress at your own pace, whenever you wish, without time constraints.

What You Will Learn

This training offers you an in-depth understanding of ADHD in adolescence, a period when the disorder interacts with hormonal upheavals, the need for autonomy, and social pressure. You will discover why your adolescent is not “difficult” but “in difficulty,” and how to adapt your support to this neurological reality.

Through concrete strategies, you will learn to identify triggering situations, recognize warning signs of overflow, differentiate between restlessness, emotional crises, and voluntary opposition, and intervene appropriately in each situation. You will build a coherent framework between home and school while respecting your adolescent’s need for autonomy.

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

• Understand the neurocognitive functioning of ADHD in adolescence: the role of the developing prefrontal cortex, intermittent attention, inhibition deficits amplified by hormones
• Recognize transformed hyperactivity: visible motor restlessness turned into invisible but exhausting inner tension
• Identify the specificities of ADHD combined with adolescence: gap between autonomy/capabilities, social pressure, fragile self-esteem, increasing academic demands
• Anticipate amplified risks: risk-taking behaviors, excessive screen use, impulsivity on social media
• Differentiating the three types of challenging behaviors: restlessness and need for stimulation, impulsivity (sharp responses, thoughtless decisions), voluntary opposition (refusal, negotiations, provocations)
• Understand the impact of emotions: emotional dysregulation, pervasive frustration, heightened sense of injustice, cognitive overload at the end of the day
• Recognize the 5 categories of triggering situations: long tasks, imposed transitions, sensory overload, vague instructions, end of the day and weekends
• Spot the warning signs of overflow: physical, verbal, and behavioral signals
• Implement immediate adaptations: task breakdown, Pomodoro technique, digital tools, anticipation of transitions, adapted environment
• Apply active prevention: positive reinforcement adapted to adolescence, strategic breaks, jointly negotiated rules, valuing strengths
• Adopt the right posture in the face of a crisis-prone adolescent: respectful distance, short sentences, neutral tone, avoid trying to “win”
• Use immediate intervention techniques: shifting focus, limited choices, strategic withdrawal, quick “resets”
• Manage specific situations: insults and provocations, systematic refusals, door slamming, conflicts related to screens
• Avoid escalation and power struggles: recognize your own signals, de-escalate, do not humiliate
• Support after a crisis: delayed verbalization, age-appropriate repair, return to normalcy, rebuilding the bond
• Build educational coherence between home and school: align arrangements and strategies, involve the adolescent in decisions
• Establish an adapted family framework: clear negotiated rules, consistent consequence system, flexible routines, rewarding responsibilities
• Recognize warning signs that require consultation: deterioration despite efforts, emotional suffering, isolation, risk-taking behaviors, school dropout
• Know the resource professionals: psychiatrist, CBT psychologist, neuropsychologist, ADHD coach
• Take care of yourself: accept not being perfect, seek support, prevent parental burnout

You will leave with concrete tools: identification grids for triggering situations, intervention techniques tailored to each type of behavior, a model of a negotiated “family contract,” screen management strategies, and guidelines for knowing when to consult a professional.

Bonus: Discover the JOE app, the brain coach, with its 30+ cognitive games to train attention, concentration, and planning — skills often challenged by ADHD, worked on in a playful and pressure-free way.