Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy. Why create a special model—based on the evidence of what work— for Adult ADHD-challenged couples? Why not just try standard couple therapy? We’ll explain that—and more—in four questions and answers below. …
Q&A with the Experts: Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy Read More »
Can ADHD affect sense of smell? Maybe. But maybe not in the way that we might presume. I first wondered about this observing the olfactory habits of my husband, aka “Dr. Goat.” One day, our …
“I wish I’d known earlier about Adult ADHD.” That came through loudly as the recurring theme of responses to the ADHD Partner Survey question: “What do you wish you’d known earlier about ADHD?” [Note: I …
In light of the ongoing problems with Concerta generics, yesterday I updated this 2013 post about a novel methylphenidate (MPH) product: Quillivant XR. Now, given new information, I’m again re-updating today, May 19, 2020. Before …
A New “Ritalin”: Extended-Release Quillivant Liquid & Chew Read More »
How did you learn your partner has ADHD? That was one of 64 questions in the ADHD Partner Survey. Put another way: What as your “lightbulb moment”? You’ll find the results below. How about …
In a recent post, a young man describes hard truths about his late-diagnosis ADHD. It deeply resonated with a mother who shared her story in response as a comment. A mother discovers that her child …
One Man’s Story of Late-Diagnosis ADHD Touches This Mom Read More »
Benzedrine is not today a stimulant used to treat ADHD. But it was used to treat many things—perhaps including unrecognized ADHD—in the past. Maybe you’re too young to have heard the song, “Who Put the …
Did Mrs. Murphy Abuse Benzedrine? Or Did She Have ADHD? Read More »
What does Adult ADHD look like? In fact, it can look different in each person who has it! Maybe you’ve heard that people with ADHD are “creative” or “risk-taking” or “extroverted.” The truth is, people …
What Does Adult ADHD Look Like? It Depends On the Individual! Read More »
It’s Valentine’s Day on the ADHD Relationships Roller Coaster. Are you celebrating—or crying? I used to dread the occasion. Now I look forward. How did this happen?
Let’s travel back in time. Back to the “bad old days,” before my husband and I started happily traipsing through the woods singing “I Got You, Babe” (see video at the end of this post).
Back when we were getting ferociously whipped around on the ADHD roller coaster—but had just discovered ADHD. By chance.
Back when we desperately needed better strategies—fast! The year was 1999, and almost no one was talking about Adult ADHD—much less Adult ADHD relationships.
As for Valentine’s Day, we were lucky it wasn’t the Valentine’s Day Massacre.
Divorcing an already high-conflict ADHD spouse risks ratcheting up the conflict—unless you have a strategy. In this post, I offer valuable advice from an expert, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Over the years, I’ve witnessed many …
