Slow to Launch: Helping ADHD Teens and Young Adults Build Independence — Dr. Tamara Rosier

About this episode

The episode discusses ADHD young adulthood, focusing on boundaries and coaching strategies with Dr. Tamara Rosier.

What do you do when your young adult with ADHD is technically grown but doesn’t seem ready to launch? In this episode of The ADHD Kids Can Thrive Podcast, Kate Brownfield, ACC, welcomes back Dr. Tamara Rosier, founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan and author of Your Brain’s Not Broken and You, Me, and Our ADHD Family. This conversation focuses on one of the most stressful stages of ADHD parenting: the transition from the later teen years into young adulthood, roughly ages 16–26. Your child may be capable and intelligent, yet struggling to move forward with college, work, independence, daily responsibilities, or leaving home. Some young adults become overwhelmed and retreat into gaming, screens, or avoidance. Others want independence but may not yet have the executive-function skills to manage everything adulthood requires. And parents are left wondering: Do I help more? Step back? Push? Wait? Set a boundary? Dr. Rosier explains why this transition can take longer for young people with ADHD and how parents can support growth without taking over their child’s life. In this episode, we discuss: • Why the transition to adulthood may look different for young people with ADHD•…

People in this episode

Host: Kate Brownfield

Guest: Dr. Tamara Rosier

Topics covered

• ADHD young adulthood
• boundaries
• coaching
• maturity lag
• elaborated adolescence
• parenting strategies

Keywords

• ADHD
• young adults
• boundaries
• coaching script
• maturity lag
• elaborated adolescence
• parenting
• executive function

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ADHD Center of West Michigan

Books & works: Your Brain’s Not Broken, You, Me, and Our ADHD Family

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