A few years ago, I participated in an Ask the Expert Chat on "ADHD and Relationships", sponsored by the National Resource Center on ADHD. In this free forum, the public is invited to ask questions of a top ADHD expert in a live online chat. This text-based Q&A is later stored in the CHADD Ask the Expert archive (you can view the topics at that link but access is limited to CHADD members). Among
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Adult ADHD Question-and-Answer: on ADHD and "Denial"
Posted on 12:27 by Unknown
A few years ago, I participated in an Ask the Expert Chat on "ADHD and Relationships", sponsored by the National Resource Center on ADHD. In this free forum, the public is invited to ask questions of a top ADHD expert in a live online chat. This text-based Q&A is later stored in the CHADD Ask the Expert archive (you can view the topics at that link but access is limited to CHADD members). Among
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010
ADHD and Your Money
Posted on 14:13 by Unknown
My husband and I are now on the same track when it comes to money, but it wasn't always thus. Conflicting attitudes and goals were a constant source of stress and acrimony.
The best I can describe it is that before my husband's ADHD diagnosis and medical treatment, money was more of an abstraction to him rather than a reality. He would say that he didn't care about money, but the
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Adult ADHD and "Time Blindness": Dr. Russell Barkley's Tactics for Taming That Trickster, Time
Posted on 14:28 by Unknown
Time. That's one word that always makes the top of the list when
I ask adults in our local CHADD discussion group to name their top ADHD-related
challenges.
Keeping
track of time.
Estimating
the time it will take to complete a project.
Planning
for future time instead of getting totally wrapped up in present time.
Managing time is a constant challenge for most humans, especially in
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
The "Invisible Ropes" of Adult ADHD, And How A Special Type of Therapy Can Help Set You Free
Posted on 09:28 by Unknown
Introduction: When I'm asked about the best kind of therapy for Adult ADHD, I explain that the research thus far points to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), in combination with medication. Then I emphasize a critical point: not just any CBT but that with a special focus on ADHD.
Standard CBT that does not acknowledge the neurobiological role of ADHD can be
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
John and Abby: Solving the "Problem with No Name"
Posted on 12:08 by Unknown
This July 4, my husband and I celebrated our 12th anniversary. Compared to couples married 30, 40 or even the 50 years of my parents' marriage, 12 years is hardly remarkable unless you figure in unrecognized ADHD.
As I joked to my friends on Facebook: "We can credit the fact that we're still married—and happily so—to equal parts brutal honesty, teeth-gnashing, affection, shared
Monday, 31 May 2010
Adult ADHD is Real: But How to Convince the Unconvinced?
Posted on 21:19 by Unknown
Living with unrecognized ADHD, in a loved one or in oneself, can feel like being lost in the fog—often on a roller coaster.
“I hope others can be spared from stumbling through the fog like my husband and I did,” Edith says. “For our first 25 years together, I thought Joe was lazy or selfish or both.”
Edith also wondered if she was failing as a wife because she had so little
Monday, 3 May 2010
Pt. 2: When a "Good News" Diagnosis Means Bad News for the Relationship
Posted on 17:29 by Unknown
Years ago, when my husband first agreed to be evaluated for ADHD, he did it on one condition: that I be evaluated for it, too. Whether he simply disliked being singled out or truly thought me ADHD'ish remains lost in the mists of time and perhaps distorted perception.
My guess: He simply wasn't connecting the dots between his actions and my reactions, which from his
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