The messy room, the scattered stuff, the forgotten promises, the lapsed memory , the wandering attention , the tuned-out response, the lost belongings, the trail of litter around the family home, can all be emblematic of the more demanded, distracted, and disorganized adolescent state of mind.

Adolescent overload

The dramatic growth change of adolescence can be a lot to keep up with as it unpredictably increases the complexity of one’s inner and outer life. “How I look different in the mirror each morning, keeping up with friends at school each day, family demands a home, teachers who keep piling on new assignments: there’s always something new that's going to matter.” More than childhood , adolescence can be a more demanding and disorganizing time of life.

“The wheels have come

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