Navigate ADHD and ADD Symptoms: A clear collection of information to help you understand and manage the diverse manifestations of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
To learn more about adult ADHD and your symptoms, check each of the following statements that apply to you… 1. I have difficulty getting organized. 2. When given a task, I usually procrastinate rather than doing it right away. 3. I work on a lot of projects, but can’t seem to complete most of them. […]
Women with ADHD are often overlooked when they are young girls and, unfortunately, are not typically diagnosed with the disorder until they are adults. Frequently, women come to recognize their own ADHD after one of her children have been diagnosed with it. As she learns more about ADHD, she begins to see many similar patterns
Women with ADHD are often overlooked when they are young girls and, unfortunately, are not typically diagnosed with the disorder until they are adults. Frequently, women come to recognize their own ADHD after one of her children have been diagnosed with it. As she learns more about ADHD, she begins to see many similar patterns
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Sometimes, I make fun of my husband, saying that he has Alzheimer’s because he can be so forgetful. Obviously, he doesn’t, although I wonder if I’d notice the transition if it ever came about. It used to baffle me, because he’s so brilliant in some ways, and so oblivious in others. He’ll spend five minutes
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I always knew my husband wasn’t the king of charisma. He’s incredibly sweet, and so smart it’s scary, but whenever he’s exposed to a new social situation, I’m never sure how he’ll respond. He can be one of two ways: He can be very quiet and introverted, and make no effort to engage anyone or
Relationships are challenging as it is, but when a partner has ADD, it can throw another sabotaging spanner in the works. Your husband may not know it yet, but his intimacy issues, volatile temper and inattentiveness towards your feelings could all be deeply connected to his ADD. Not that it makes things any easier on
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Chapter on Emotional Regulation Meet My Husband, the Tasmanian Devil – How ADD/ADHD Impacts Emotional Regulation If wives “only” had to deal with their husband’s ADD/ADHD, life would be a lot easier. To be sure, much of the turmoil and chaos caused by this condition take place outside the realm of emotions. For example, he
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I Can Resist Anything but Temptation – ADD/ADHD Men and a Lack of Impulse Control Is your garage full of thousands of dollars’ worth of useless products that your ADD/ADHD husband bought while watching late-night infomercials? Have you had to extricate yourself from one too many time-share purchases he locked you into when you briefly
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