When ADHD is in the marital mix, it can be a real challenge to get household chores done without one or the other feeling exasperated, angry or shamed. Here are my top 10 tips for organizing your home when one (or both!) partner has ADHD:
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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.
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?