Do you have trouble paying your bills on time and keeping your finances organized? This post from our forum on what to do about this is so good that I wanted to make sure everyone saw it. Go to this link to learn tricks for improving your bill paying.
Hi - Ned Hallowell here. I wanted to post an entry about what I think works best in a marriage where one or both partners have ADHD. The key to it all is insight and empathy.
Doctor John Ratey, author of A User's Guide to the Brain and co-author of Delivered from Distration has come out with a GREAT new book on how exercise affects your brain - Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain tells you in easy-to-read prose how exercise improves your focus (ADDers take note!), beats stress, improves your mood, improves your memory and more. In fact, the right kinds of exercise actually GROWS more brain connections. Not sure about keeping that New Year's resolution? Read this book!
It is common that people diagnosed with ADHD as adults go through a period right after diagnosis in which they seem to make progress, then get into the doldrums. Adults are different than kids. With kids, the natural forward momentum of their development help keep progress with ADHD treatment headed in a positive direction. With adults it’s just the opposite.
Note: This entry includes ideas for conversation-starting exercises to improve your understanding of yourself and your spouse.
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I've been thinking a great deal lately about how poor communication contributes to the downhill slide of many relationships affected by ADHD. Here are seven basic ideas that will help you get along better with your partner:
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The ADHD Effect on Marriage was listed in Huff Post as a top book that therapists suggest all couples should read.
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