How can medication help ADHD relationships? Simply put, it can help reduce all the ADHD symptoms that challenge every aspect of life, including domestic life and relationships. Most people fail to realize how much ADHD …
Here’s a little-discussed phenomenon I’ve long observed that can vex ADHD-challenged relationships of all kinds: the Automatic No. (In fact, I seem to have coined the term, writing about it first in 2014 in an …
Adult ADHD and the Automatic No — and Automatic Yes Read More »
After 10+ years of moderating the online group ADHD Partner with Gina Pera (an international free online group for the partners of adults with ADHD), I know these are “hot topics.” These posts are designed to …
Hot Topics: Adult ADHD Diagnosis, Sleep Issues, and Sex Read More »
Yes, for many ADHD-challenged individuals and couples, a weekend without ADHD meds can be a very big deal. This first-person story speaks to two common reader questions: Is ADHD a real thing? Do the …
What do the words ADHD, low empathy, and narcissist have in common? Potentially, more than many people realize. This knowledge should be more widely understood, including in the mental health field, because it could hold …
ADHD and Lacking Empathy: Was I Raising a Narcissist? Read More »
If you or your partner has ADHD, the signs would be obvious, yes? The signs of Adult ADHD would show themselves at the very beginning of the relationship, yes? Well…..no. Not exactly. It might be …
The Signs of Adult ADHD are Obvious, Right? Wrong! Read More »
What can a published study — and an excerpt from my first book — explain about ADHD, empathy, and the neurotransmitter dopamine? That’s what this post is all about. I started noticing a remarkable phenomenon …
ADHD, Empathy, & Dopamine: A Study, Book Excerpt, and Definition Read More »
Do you remember the traits that attracted you to your ADHD partner — and vice-versa? That was a question in my ADHD Partner Survey. It is the most comprehensive research to date on ADHD …
Looking for solid, respected, and timeless guidance—including books and courses—on Adult ADHD, including in relationships? Here’s a quick over of my work and where to find it Over 22 years of ceaseless researching and innovating, …
My husband, prior to ADHD diagnosis at age 37, called his best coping tool Fear-Based Management—fondly referred to as FBM™. Yet he, along with many other adults with late-diagnosis ADHD, often learn this: The strategies …
