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I dated a guy with ADHD for 6 months (we are both in our mid-30s).  He told me that he had ADHD, that he was diagnosed as an adult, and that he only recently started taking medication, which he took only during the work week.  As you hear often on these Forums, when he was focused on me, everything was great.  Throughout the time we dated, he was great about calling me every day, and when we were together, we had a lot of fun and no strife.  However, the time we spent together in person was very inconsistent because of the million different activities he was always trying to cram into his l

    I want to start a thread on whether or not you folks see ADHD on the rise/ (not just more people being diagnosed), and/or...........are we as a nation being poisoned by many "outside" factors? (or both)

I dont know if this is the right place for this question. Im new here and havent searched the site too much. But my husband and I have been having so many issues that its hard to even begin. I believe he has ADD, not ADHD. He is not very active, hates doing things. I was recently diagnosed with autism (high functioning) and obviously knew something was always different about me. Our relationship has always been, well i cant even find the word. We have always fought alot. He blamed me and I blamed him. Now I know why I am the way I am.

Sex is a subject that I have read in many posts, with people not getting into it right then because of needing to talk about other issues, but it DOES get mentioned. There has been a running theme that has me interested, because it's also MY relationship with my ADHD husband. The issue being this: Before the wedding, or at the beginning of the marriage, sex is good, maybe not great but still okay, but AFTER the wedding it changes and becomes almost non-existent and for some, TOTALLY non-existent as in my case.

Yesterday I got an email from my boyfriend's business partner, I'll call "R." The two of them are working on several projects that will (in theory) make more money. Except right now my boyfriend owes R $300. And R is fed up.

To quote R, "I've grown tired of being our bank as I'm sure you have too.  I've grown tired of being the only adult one in our partnership."

Dealing with a lot lately. My 5 year old was recently diagnosed with asthma. That's on top of her life threatening food allergies, seasonal allergies (10 months out of the year), indoor allergy to dust and in my belief, possible ADHD. There's never a quiet moment in my home. My husband has what I believe is un-diagnosed ADHD and he is driving me crazy. My daughter just started Kindergarten this past fall and it has been an uphill battle with the constant colds that last forever due to asthma complications.

We just got rid of our couch recently.  It was torn up and springs were popped up from my kids jumping on it.  My husband went to Costco to look for a replacement.  He found a white, leather couch he wanted.  I told him there is no way I want a white, leather couch.  The kids would ruin it and I don't find leather to be comfortable.  He insisted I look at it, which I did.  I found another one there that I wanted and sent him pictures.  He went back to Costco to look at it while I was at work.  He called me at work to tell me the white, leather couch was marked down to $900 because it was th

hello all

i have been reading here for a while, learning a lot from all of you - but now i need some help and possibly a kick in the pants!

My husband, who has ADHD (and other things), was a pretty good dad when our daughters were little.  He played with them.  I don't know if it's a coincidence, but he started to withdraw from me and the marriage and family responsibilities when our daughters were in middle school, a time in life when children often struggle with social and emotional issues.  I was the only parent dealing with most of the problems that arose.  I had and continue to have a good relationship with my daughters, now young adults.  We're friends but I'm definitely their mom.

I have an issue.  I've been invited to an impromptu dinner this evening with some friends from my church group.  I would like to go.  DH does not have plans, and I hate that I have to "ask permission" to do something like this.  Now thinking this through, I know that an ADHD mind may see this as a problem because it deviates from the normal schedule.  Also, I know that my husband will translate it into something like "she would rather be with these people than with me" or sometimes "is she up to no good?".  In reality, I haven't seen this group of friends since the last retreat we did toget