Talkin’ Trash: Targeting ADHD Treatment Goals
You might be surprised. It’s not on the symptom list. It’s not on the “Top Ten ADHD Relationship Challenges.” But “not taking out the trash” is a common complaint among the partners of adults …
Tools & Strategies
ADHD Research: No Evidence for Diagnostic or Treatment Apps
A team of researchers conducted a systematic review of apps (mobile applications) marketed as useful for ADHD — and found no evidence. At all. Hold on! Obviously, many people with ADHD find apps useful for …
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Breaking Out of ADHD Relationship Dysfunction — After Not Breaking a Fall
Breaking out of ADHD relationship dysfunction — after not breaking a fall? That sounds all kinds of painful, right? It was, but not as painful as remaining on an ADHD Roller Coaster gone wild. I’ll …
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ADHD & Relationships: Play the Chore-Sharing Game
Let’s consider a major bone of contention in many ADHD challenged relationships: Chore sharing. Arguing won’t help. Neither will nagging. Instead, we need an ADHD-informed strategy. Let’s keep it very simple. Psychologist, coach, and ADHD …
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ADHD Relationship Success: DIY Style
With some trepidation, Dr. Goat (my husband) and I jointly tackled a domestic task involving a whirring blade. Believe it or not: We succeeded—with all limbs and good humor intact! That’s what I call a …
Why A Support Group for Partners of Adults with ADHD?
A support group for the partners of adults with ADHD? That struck many people as a strange concept in 2003, when I advanced it in the essay below. Here in 2020, the need remains puzzling …
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Chapter 14: Adult ADHD & Brain-Based Denial
Denial of Adult ADHD symptoms hurts everyone. But we compound our hurt when we wrongly attribute this denial in our loved ones to stubbornness or willfulness. Sometimes, that is the case. Many times, however, “ADHD …
Happy Valentine’s Day to ADHD Roller Coaster Relationship Riders
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.
Silicon Valley Adult ADHD Support
If you live in or are visiting the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley and seeking support for Adult ADHD—yours or your partners—you’ve come to the right place! For more than a decade, I have led …
Getting and Staying Organized! My ADHD Tech Stack
First, what is an ADHD Tech Stack? Simply put, it’s a collection of apps and devices that helps you to stay on top of your commitments, goals, and tasks. A few weeks ago, Jaclyn Paul …
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