The teenage brain and the behaviours it can drive in young people can be perplexing and often scary to the parents standing by, watching and supporting. Knowing” what is sensory and what is “just teenage brain” can be tricky to parents of young people with neurological diversity.
Neuroscience is helping us understand why teens can suddenly engage in extreme, rollercoastering unpredictable behaviours that challenge those caring for them.
Here is a lovely youtube explaining some of the neuroscience behind these often turbulent and troubled years.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9sQNGvveXs&w=560&h=315]
Tomorrow at 6pm we will be exploring The Teenage Brain and Cannabis