Parenting a teenager is a rollercoaster at the best of times. When you're parenting a teenager with ADHD, many parents tell us they feel like they're constantly nagging, firefighting, and wondering where the connection went. If that sounds familiar, you're not doing it wrong. You're doing something genuinely hard. Parenting a teenager with ADHD: understanding what's going on ADHD affects the brain's executive functions: planning, organising, starting tasks, managing time and