ADHD in Adolescence: A Focus on Impulsivity

A tall, wiry man-boy in his early twenties, Ugo enjoys jumping off his parents’ two-story roof, doing BMX bicycle stunts in a half-pipe, and hitching skateboard rides by hanging on to the bumper of passing cars. Ugo is an adrenaline junkie—and has the scars and hospital bills to prove it. Ugo is impulsive.