Family Therapy for ADHD from Childhood Through Launching
Date: November 19th, 2025 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Trainer: Ari Tuckman, PsyD
2.5 CEUs are available!
Kids, teens, and young adults with ADHD can put parents (and therapists) in a bind—should they be given more oversight to ensure success or more freedom to learn on their own? Although kids and teens with ADHD have understandable desires for independence, the developmental delays in executive functions associated with ADHD can significantly impact their ability to do the right things at the right times. This then understandably evokes more oversight, restrictions, checking, and even criticism from parents. Unfortunately, well intentioned lectures from parents (or therapists) and heart-felt promises from the child or teen don’t lead to the lasting change that everyone is hoping for.
By understanding how the executive function deficits impact daily functioning and how that makes certain family dynamics more likely, therapists will be able to help these families navigate the daily challenges more effectively in order to reduce conflict, foster understanding of ADHD, and support agency to prepare young adults for launching into college and beyond. This will take the therapist out of the middle of the endless tug of wars and give them a framework to help these families.
At the end of this training, attendees will be able to:
1. Explain to clients how ADHD impacts kids’, teens’, and young adults’ functioning.
2. Apply strategies to help families to negotiate common stress points such as homework, mornings, and screentime.
3. Apply an understanding of ADHD to help families of college students to negotiate roles and expectations for the student and parents.
Ari Tuckman, PsyD is a psychologist, international presenter, author, and ADHD thought leader. He has given more than 800 presentations and podcast interviews and routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complicated information understandable and useful. Over the course of twenty-five years of private practice, he has done more than 40,000 client hours, specializing in ADHD in teens, adults, families, and couples. He is the author of five books, including his newest, The ADHD Productivity Manual. An active volunteer, he is a co-chair of CHADD’s conference committee and was awarded the 2023 Hall of Fame award for his significant contributions to the field. A popular expert and advocate, he has been widely quoted in national media such as The New York Times, CNN, Washington Post, and Boston Globe, and serves as an expert for Understood.org. He is in private practice in West Chester, PA, USA.