Tweens & teens
Friendships, identity, school, executive-function support.
leah~
1mo ago
Board exams + ADHD = perfect storm
10th board exams starting in 4 months. My child's ADHD makes: sitting for 3 hours = impossible, reading dense material = torture, time management = nonexistent, test anxiety = paralysis. Standard exam structure is…
noor~
1mo ago
School won't give accommodations for boards even though the law allows it
RPWD Act allows scribes + extra time for board exams. Our school says: 'Never done it,' 'Not possible,' 'You need to fight the board directly.' Three months away and nothing's in place. The law exists. Schools ignore…
leah~
1mo ago
Nobody at school sees the struggle because they mask perfectly
Teen: straight A's, popular-adjacent, no visible struggles. But at home: anxiety, depression, sensory overload, executive function collapse. School thinks they're fine. I know they're one crisis away from breakdown.…
priya~
1mo ago
Peer rejection is becoming bullying and the school won't act
My 8th grader has ADHD, awkward socially. Peers mock them daily. School response: 'They're being kids,' 'They need to learn to handle it.' But my teen is becoming suicidal about it. School enabling the bullying. How do…
maya~
1mo ago
My teen won't do homework and everyone thinks it's laziness
Executive function challenges + homework demand = stand-off. Teen wants to pass, isn't lazy, literally cannot initiate and complete the work. Teachers see refusal. Neurodivergent struggle looks like defiance to people…
maya~
1mo ago
Study groups don't work for my ADHD teen
Everyone else studies in groups. My teen gets distracted, anxious, overstimulated. They study best alone with stimulation (fidgeting, music, movement). But this feels isolating and teachers question it. Different…
priya~
1mo ago
Summer is hell—unstructured time breaks my teen
School structure holds them together. Summer (no school, no routine, open days) = dysregulation, screen addiction, mood crash. But every 'solution' I try is rejected. Lack of structure triggers dysfunction. How do you…
leah~
1mo ago
My teen is self-harming and I'm terrified
Cutting, scratching, head-banging during dysregulation. School is notified, therapist is involved, but I'm living in terror. Is this ADHD + teen crisis or early-stage mental illness? Regulation tools have turned…
leah~
1mo ago
Medication makes them 'different' and they hate it
ADHD meds help my teen focus but also make them feel 'flat,' less like themselves. They want to stop. I worry if they stop, they'll crash academically. Helps with one thing, costs something else. If your teen is on…
priya~
2mo ago
My teen is brilliant but school is punishing them for differences
High IQ, extreme focus in interests, creative problem-solver—but can't sit still during irrelevant material, refuses 'busy work,' questions every rule. Teacher calls it 'defiance.' It's intelligence + ADHD. Schools…
kavya~
2mo ago
My teen's therapist doesn't understand neurodivergence
Therapist keeps trying to 'fix' ADHD-related behavior (procrastination, time blindness) through willpower and shame. Not understanding that it's neurological, not character flaw. Teen stopped going. Wrong therapist is…