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Hello, everyone.  This is my first post on any type of ADHD-related forum, and I'm not exactly sure how/where to start.

I am a 52 year old married father of four.  I've been pretty certain that I'm suffering from ADHD for several years now.  I've been in therapy, on and off, for more than five years...with limited results.  I have FINALLY scheduled my official ADHD assessment for the 31st of January.  That day cannot get here soon enough.  I'm hoping that with a proper diagnosis, I can begin getting treatment, both medically AND through proper therapy.

I didn't think it would be this dramatic, but I can't say I didn't see it coming.......

My husband and our second daughter have ADHD. Daughter is doing well because I got her therapy and accommodations from a young age. Husband is very successful entrepreneur because he surrounded himself with people to keep him organized, admitting he "files by piles".  After 29 years, having raised two beautiful and successful daughters, despite the ADHD challenges, with me managing all the details, I am suddenly, unexpectedly attacked by his siblings with crazy notions they are projecting onto me, but are actually in their own heads.

I have a major issue developing where I have stopped an activity that has been my husband's interest for many years, and to which I have been expected to contribute, because it was just taking way too much money from our shared funds and I just didn't want to lose any more money at this stage of our lives - both nearly 60.  My husband has always considered this "investment" will fund his retirement but is a high-risk, low return endeavour and very few people actually make money from it.  This has been going on about 15 years and I've had enough as we have lost hundreds of thousands of dolla

My husband told me a long time ago that he is on the spectrum for ADHD, but never has done anything about it. 

I'm pretty sure my husband has ADHD. We've been together for 20 years, but sometimes I'm wanting to throw in the towel. He doesn't even realise it. 

I work full time because he was wanting to start his own business, I'm also full time at university and apart from that I have to deal with all the chores, bills etc.

I'm so tired all the time, but it's worse when he has an emotional outburst because he can't cope when the house isn't as tidy as he wants it to be and he doesn't seem to understand that I have a lot on my plate.

Hello to you all!  I am looking for some assistance coming up with a great name for a podcast and radio show I will be creating with fellow ADHD relationship expert, Susan Tschudi.  Something catchy, memorable and accurate in portraying that this show is for both members of a couple impacted by ADHD.

Hello everyone, I'm new here.  My name is Andy and I am actually a single man in a serious dating relationship.  The week between Christmas and new years, I stayed with my girlfriend's sister and her husband (and my girlfriend was there too).  I had a wonderful time, but after it was over, my girlfriend informed me that I was rude to her family unintentionally the whole time I was there.  I struggle a lot with social etiquette in ways most people take for granted.  Here are some examples what I struggle with:

For example,

This year has just been so bad.   I had my annual freakout where I started thinking about moving out, but settled for announcing that I just couldn't do it all and that I was overwhelmed and it wasn't fair.   So ADHD husband did pick up some slack, but I still had to re-clean before guests came over, and now to protests from the family while I did it (yes, you did vacuum, but you didn't make sure the vacuum picked everything up and the floor is covered with popcorn).   But then he didn't get me a Christmas gift and on Christmas morning everyone opened ALL the gifts I purchased them and I ju