Managing Impulsive and Risky Behaviour – Episode 6 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’
Duration: 32 mins
Publication Date: 18 Oct 2022
Next Review Date: 18 Jan 2025
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21276
Description
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast discusses self-harm, substance abuse, sexual consent, and behaviours that can be described as impulsive or risky. Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. This episode focuses on managing impulsive and risky behaviour, and Blandine is joined by Ruth Pearse, from Parenting Special Children. This podcast also features clips from two young adults, Emily and Alex, who share their lived experiences of ADHD, and managing impulsive and risky behaviour.
Learning Objectives
1. Insights into impulsive and risky behaviours with lived experience, and what risky behaviour and impulsivity means for teens and young adults with ADHD.
2. Discussion on risky behaviours that are typical of ADHD in young adults and young people.
3. Mechanisms of impulse and risky behaviour, why young adults and teens can be more at risk, and comments on some of the more subtle ways that impulsivity can affect young people.
4. Insights into the effects of ADHD on sex, before turning to explore ADHD and criminal behaviour, with a particular focus on the young adult population in prisons.
5. Discussion on the impact that risky behaviour and impulsivity can have on family relationships, including: how a young adult can recognize when they’re being impulsive; how they can create a support system which can help them stay safe and in control; what you can do as a parent when your child engages in risky behaviour, and how you can support them.
