ADD Symptoms Affecting Her Relationship: What to Do?
A woman shares her concerns surrounding her husband's diagnosis and subsequent behavior. Here is some advice.
Using this Blog
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Embracing Imperfection, or "My Adventures with SLOPPY Joes"
In her first blog post, Sari Solden shares some tips on self acceptance.
Guidelines for Making an ADD Marriage Work
I came upon this article about making one ADD spouse / one non-ADD spouse marriages work. The author, Andrea Little (now Andrea Betts) had culled these guidelines together with her marriage support group peers. I link to it here and hope that you enjoy the group's perspective and collective wisdom.
Women With ADHD and Gender Expectations
Introducing Sari Solden, and a quick thought on gender roles
ADHD and Marriage: Choosing Your Responses Leads to Happiness
Effectively communicating with your spouse often seems like hard work - pushing the proverbial rock up the hill. Have you ever stopped to consider the role that your everyday responses play in how smooth - or rocky - that communication is?
Feeling Alone and Hopeless in an ADHD Relationship
I was moved by this recently posted comment:
"So much good advice but how do I get my husband to read with me or even try?
I am so alone and I honestly don't know where to turn. I can't leave due to finances and no where to go. I don't know if it would be right to call an abuse hotline, because he is just verbally abusive.
Learning more about the ADD mind is helping a little. Just no where to turn."
First, you are not alone! There are many, many people out there who are in the same situation that you are in – feeling isolated in a relationship affected by ADHD, feeling as if they somehow didn’t get what they had bargained for in their marriage – that it all has been an ugly surprise.
