By Taylor J. I shut the bathroom door, sat on the floor, and sobbed. I'd just watched a mouse saunter through my disgusting kitchen. It didn't even feel the need to run. Why should it? This well-trod … [Read more...]
Managing the Unmanageable: ADHD Relationship Roller Coaster’s Second Plunge
By Taylor J. It's eerie, re-reading Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? after both my husband and I were diagnosed. Clearly, our relational patterns well fit the paradigm Gina presents here. Chapter 9 … [Read more...]
Chapter 8: Explaining The Inexplicable
By Taylor J. Chapter 8: Explaining the Inexplicable Now that we have a better grasp on what ADHD is—and the mystifying twists and turns it can bring to life and relationships—we turn to the other … [Read more...]
The Couple That Reads Together
Over the years, my first book's readers have told me, "You know, Gina, the only thing that really made a difference for us was sitting down and reading your book, out loud and together." I liked … [Read more...]
Chapter 7: More Mystifying Twists and Turns
By Taylor J. If the core challenge of ADHD is self-regulation, then we must understand: There are a lot of things that anyone's “self” has to regulate. They don't all show up on symptom … [Read more...]
ADHD and Sex: Peaks and Valleys In the Bedroom
By Taylor J Now we arrive at Chapter 6: "Peaks and Valleys: ADHD in the Bedroom." That is, ADHD and sex. ADHD and Finances nearly destroyed our marriage. ADHD-fueled driving certainly gave us … [Read more...]
ADHD Marriage and Money: Financial Loop De Loops
By Taylor J. Money issues are what drove me to the ADHD spouses support group, and what drove my husband to treatment. This season in our dual-AHDD marriage was long, and it was terrifying. It nearly … [Read more...]
Deconstruct Your ADHD Coaster
What does it mean to "deconstruct your ADHD roller coaster?" It's my way of explaining that ADHD manifests differently in the individuals who have it. Moreover, most adults diagnosed today carry … [Read more...]
Chapter 2: Living With Undiagnosed Adult ADHD
Living with undiagnosed ADHD, in a loved one or in oneself, can feel like being lost in the fog—often on a roller coaster. In fact, after the term roller coaster, the word that people most typically … [Read more...]
Adult ADHD Myths Vs. Facts
Welcome back to the You, Me, Adult ADHD book club! We begin by exploring important Adult ADHD Myths vs. Facts. The previous post focused on the book's introduction. Now we enter Part I of the … [Read more...]
