Gina Pera's Blog, page 24
November 15, 2016
Adult ADHD and Infidelity: Getting Past the Affair
Is there an association between Adult ADHD and infidelity? The simple answer is: Maybe. But probably not in the way you might think. My ADHD Partner Survey queried this topic. I will explore the results in a future post. Some quick highlights:Most respondents said that their ADHD partners were very committed to the relationship. A small minority […]
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September 9, 2016
On Trying to Swim Blind: ADHD and Medication
What difference does it make later in life, to be diagnosed with ADHD and take medication? We met just a few years ago. At that time, Meg struggled mightily over the tedious tasks of daily life. For example, remembering to move the clothes from the washer to the dryer. It’s easy to understand. Anyone co-parenting […]
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On Trying to Swim Blind
We met just a few years ago. At that time, Meg struggled mightily over the tedious tasks of daily life. For example, remembering to move the clothes from the washer to the dryer. It’s easy to understand. Anyone co-parenting two toddlers and teaching middle-school finds too few hours in the day. For Meg, though, her challenges […]
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August 24, 2016
What Might Kill Me?: An Astronaut’s Tips for ADHD Adults
When you sit in a spaceship hurtling around the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour, you learn something about managing risk—and panic. As I listened to this interview with a famous astronaut, I thought, “That’s exactly the strategy Dr. Goat and I need for planning a terror-free vacation!” It worked! I’ll tell you more about […]
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What Might Kill Me?: Astronaut Planning Tips
When you sit in a spaceship hurtling around the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour, you learn something about managing risk—and panic. As I listened to this interview with a famous astronaut, I thought, “That’s exactly the strategy Dr. Goat and I need for planning a terror-free vacation!” It worked! I’ll tell you more about that in […]
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August 20, 2016
Shedding ADHD-Fueled Fears & Creating Change
Change can be stressful—even “positive” change. Then there’s the anxiety that comes from expecting ourselves to keep up that positive change. Day after day. Remember my friend Frances “Not a Bozo” Strassman? Happily, I have one more of her essays to share with you: Shedding ADHD-Type Fears And Creating Change. You’ll find some bedrock wisdom here, about […]
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August 3, 2016
Q&A: Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy
Why create a special model to help couples challenged by Adult ADHD—in one or both partners? Four questions and answers go a long way toward explaining that. In case you missed it, my new book (with psychologist Arthur L. Robin) is Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy: Clinical Interventions. As part of the book’s debut, the publisher sponsored a […]
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July 27, 2016
Perfectionists Can Have ADHD, Too
By Liz Lewis For the longest time I tried to figure out why so many women hide their ADHD. I’ve written about the reasons I hid my diagnosis (“Hiding My ADHD”). It’s not just about being ashamed. It’s about thinking you can “beat it”. And some of us feel so unable to control our symptoms […]
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July 20, 2016
The Details—Did The Traits That Attracted You…Remain?
In this post, we delve into the write-in responses to this ADHD Partner Survey question: As your relationship continued, did your ADHD partner’s positive traits continue—or continue to be attractive? Predictably, the answers run the gamut. Some ADHD Partner Survey respondents report being initially drawn to their ADHD partner’s spontaneity or go-with-the-flow attitude. With time, however, they discovered that […]
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July 13, 2016
Can You Be “Too Smart to Have ADHD?”
High intelligence does not protect you from the effects of ADHD, a recent study indicates. Unfortunately, too many people mistakenly assume that high IQ rules out ADHD entirely
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