How Can Adult ADHD Affect Parenting?
There I was, sitting on the floor poring over every study and article I could find on how Adult ADHD can affect parenting. I was preparing to present on the topic at the CADDAC conference …
ADHD Partner Survey
The ADHD Partner Survey is the largest, most comprehensive survey on Adult ADHD. But it’s not not solely relationship issues.
In 64 questions, I asked 164 partners of adults with ADHD about everything from employment to experiences with treatment to health conditions. Their own and their ADHD partners.
The results informed my first book and are excerpted in the first-ever chapter on couple therapy I wrote for Russell Barkley, PhD’s clinical guide.
Why did I survey the partners and not the adults themselves? Great question! I explain that in the first post, along with the reasons for conducting the survey: About the ADHD Partner Survey.
Seeking support as the partner or other loved one of an adult with ADHD (diagnosed or not yet), check out my long-running group, ADHD Partner
Topics
The ADHD Partner Survey queried respondents on a range of topics, including:
- ADHD and relationships—from many angles
- Financial
- Sexual
- Co-parenting
- Entrepreneurship
- Health issues (for the ADHD partner and the respondents)
- Experiences in finding ADHD treatment and couple therapy
The Signs of Adult ADHD are Obvious, Right? Wrong!
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 …
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What Traits Attracted You To Your ADHD Partner?
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 and …
“I Wish I’d Known Earlier About Adult ADHD”
“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 …
How Did You Learn Your Partner Might Have ADHD?
How did you learn your partner has ADHD? That was one of 64 questions in the ADHD Partner Survey. Put another way: What was your “lightbulb moment”? These findings from the ADHD Partner Survey detail …
What Does Adult ADHD Look Like? It Depends On the Individual!
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 …
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Did Your ADHD Partner’s Attractive Traits … Remain?
In this post, we delve into the write-in responses to this ADHD Partner Survey question: As your relationship continued, did your ADHD partner’s positive traits continue—or continue to be attractive? Predictably, the answers run the gamut. …
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ADHD Partner Survey: Where’s That Person You Fell in Love With?
Perhaps that person you fell in love with, months or years ago, is still right there by your side. But maybe that person, while still physically present, has somehow—inexplicably, strangely, terrifyingly—disappeared! So much confusion clouds …
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ADHD as Good-News And Bad-News Diagnosis
To read the two-part story that accompanies this chart, click here to visit Gina’s Adult ADHD Relationships blog.
