ADHD-challenged relationships require a certain type of therapy. Either standard couple therapy or individual ADHD therapy extended to include the partner can be insufficient—or harmful.
Gina Pera thoroughly covered the details in her first book (Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?). In her second book, a guide for couple therapists seeking to help ADHD-challenged couples, she and co-author Arthur L. Robin, PhD, explain how couple therapy can be more helpful.
Search “Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and ADHD,” and you’ll find a flood of articles describing intense emotional reactions to criticism or perceived rejection. For many adults with ADHD—and for their partners—the description resonates immediately. And powerfully.
Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy™. Why create a special model for Adult ADHD-challenged couples? What’s wrong with standard couple therapy? Why not just provide Adult ADHD therapy and recruit the partner as the executive assistant……no,
Everywhere you turn online, ADHD relationship advice is quoting John Gottman’s “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” Yet, what looks like relationship failure may actually be ADHD symptoms in disguise. Dismounting the horsemen without addressing
Can I distill everything you need to know about ADHD relationships into only five essential tips? That’s tough! After all, ADHD is a complex syndrome affecting individuals, not clones. Stereotypes can lead us into
After four years of collaboration, research, and writing—and bringing a combined 50 years of experience—psychologist Arthur Robin, PhD, and I are proud to introduce the first professional guide to Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy™. It’s
