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July 21, 2020
At Home with ADHD During COVID?
COVID-19
At the beginning of the pandemic I asked people to send me information about their experiences at home, and wrote an article for ADDitude Magazine entitled, Cooped Up with ADHD? Relationship Advice of Couples Strained by Social Distancing.
That was early in the pandemic (and updated in July). Now the issues are a bit different. I'll be writing more about the malaise and fear that is setting in...but wanted to get the link to this article into my blog stream first.
Tags: pandemic, COVID-19, stay at home
July 15, 2020
Finding the Right Partner When You Have ADHD
Start here
And email from a woman in the EU asked a question that encouraged me to write this post:
“There are a lot of issues to address when one is looking for a new partner -- expectations that so quickly shoot into heaven, first dates with fascinating but overwhelming talking, constant change in how I see a person whom I'm interested in, insecurity in addressing my needs -- do you know any helpful videos or literature on the topic?”
I didn't...so I wrote this post for people with ADHD who are dating.
Finding the right person is always a challenge. If you have ADHD, perhaps even more so. The reasons for this for the ADHD partner include:
Hyperfocus courtship can mask the symptoms of your ADHD. This means that the person your partner falls in love with won’t act the same way once the additional dopamine in your brain that comes with infatuation wears off. It’s possible that you’ve had past, longer-term relationships that have suddenly soured and so you are wary.
Insecurity and self-esteem issues. We all wonder what a new love interest thinks of us. Those with ADHD are prone to inconsistent behavior because of their symptoms – this can make meeting the expectations of a relationship harder, with non-ADHD partners being more critical over time than is healthy. While you’re used to this, do you continue?
Overwhelm. Dating, or even responding to texts while dating can feel overwhelming. ‘Do I respond now? Wait? Am I talking too much? Too little?’
What to look for in a partner
What makes a great partner for a person with ADHD? Seek out someone who…
Is flexible and empathetic. Even well managed ADHD results in greater than average inconsistency in time management, follow through and planning. First and foremost, look for someone who does not easily get flustered when things don’t happen as they expected.
Shares your values and passions. Marriage takes a lot of work, whether or not ADHD is in the mix. But with ADHD there is the added issue of the ADHD partner having difficulty motivating him/herself to get things done when they become boring. It helps a lot if the two of you share significant passions so that you have regular interactions that remind you how fun it is to be together that offset some of the most difficult parts of living with ADHD.
Respects who you are. You will not be like your partner, by definition. If you have one partner with ADHD and one without, you will be even more different because you will experience the world quite differently. Someone who sees the positive in your way of being in the world, who admires your strengths, and who seeks the positive in others is a good fit for anyone, but particularly for someone with ADHD.
Is willing to wait at least 3 years before getting married. Hyperfocus courtship is a big deal in relationships because the extra dopamine your brain creates during this period makes the ADHD partner extra attentive and focused (it’s great!) But for the longer term you need to know that your partner also loves you when you have your normal ADHD issues. Your body stops producing the extra dopamine 20-28 months after you start dating. Wait at 36 before agreeing to tie the knot.
Can support him/herself financially if needed. Those with ADHD are more prone to experience job issues. For long-term security, someone with a track record of being able to hold a job is a good fit. Just in case.
Is willing to engage in issues and work together to address them, without taking over. It’s important that both partners be willing to address their areas of conflict and negotiate their differences. A person who holds it all inside, or who is not able to get in touch with his or her emotions in a constructive way is not a good fit with someone with ADHD. There is too much potential for bad feelings to build up. And someone with a history of raging is definitely out.
With whom you can laugh. Life is unpredictable. Finding humor in the preposterous situations in which you will sometimes find yourself is a big bonus.
And what about you?
Finding the right partner isn’t just about that partner. It’s also about you. A healthy relationship happens when two unique individuals come together, respecting that each partner has the right to their own way of being and thinking. You will have differences, and research suggests more often than not you will not permanently ‘solve’ those differences. As a result, it is your joint responsibility to negotiate those differences. Sometimes you’ll get more of what you want and, importantly, sometimes your partner will get more of what s/he wants.
ADHD is likely to be one of those big issues.
For someone with ADHD, that means that you have a responsibility to manage your ADHD. Great relationships are about bringing your best self to your relationship. The self who is respectful and willing to be influenced by the other person’s point of view. The self who wonders ‘how can I be kind to my partner right now?’ when faced with a surprise or disappointment. The self who might be easily distracted, but understands that in order to have a great relationship s/he must carve out ‘attend time’ to actively demonstrate how his/her love for a partner.
For the partner with ADHD, managing the ADHD symptoms the best you can is definitely part of bringing your best self forward and nurturing a great relationship. (For more on optimizing treatment for adult ADHD download my free treatment e-book from my home page.)
ADHD partners deserve, and can get, the love they seek
Relationships impacted by ADHD develop specific, predictable patterns that can hurt your connections (see my book, The ADHD Effect on Marriage for more on this topic). But knowledge is power – once you understand the patterns you really can find the love you dream of. Finding the right partner is the first step.
Tags: dating, adhd treatment, respect, best self, kindness
June 30, 2020
How Do I Know When I’ve Got the Right Dose of ADHD Medication?
Start hereDiagnosis and Treatment of ADHD
I recently received an email from a man who finally got an adult evaluation for ADHD because:
"…like the chapters right out of your book, I couldn't keep all the plates in the air. Work got more challenging. Three kids made life more challenging. And what is most important of all, my relationship got more challenging. I forgot stuff more
than ever. I procrastinated like it was an Olympic sport and I was going for
the gold. Life was too much for my brain to handle."
Once it was confirmed he had ADHD he started medication, which helped. But how to know when he had the right dose? Here’s my answer:
I'm delighted that the medication seems to be working for you. How to know if you have it right? That is a process of experimentation, as well as seeing what other non-medicinal things work for you. The best approach is to set target symptoms (those couple of things you most want to work on) then select a wide range of treatments specifically to address those symptoms. Medication can help, but using a bunch of different strategies helps more. To find out more about target symptoms and treatment options, I suggest you download my free treatment e-book from the home page of my site.
Your goal should be adequate meds (i.e. a low-ish dose that does make a difference) PLUS behavioral and interactive strategies so that your target symptoms are well managed. If you can't put that together, then up the meds a bit and see if that helps without getting negative side effects.
Which medication might work best depends upon your target symptoms and whether or not you have co-existing conditions such as anxiety or depression. My treatment e-book provides more information on this, and your doctor should be able to help you narrow your options, too.
Dosing is very important when it comes to meds - research done with Vyvanse suggested that finding the right dose for each individual provided very significant improvement over just a 'standard' dose that was the same for all research participants. Research with kids suggested that the most effective combination for managing symptoms was lower doses of meds combined with solid behavioral strategies (vs. higher doses of meds with behavioral strategies or without behavioral strategies.)
So think of this as a process:
set target symptoms
find a medication that seems to help balance out the brain chemistry without negative side effects and get to a dose that seems to help without it being too high
add other (non-medicinal) strategies that target brain performance, such as improved sleep habits and exercise
add behavioral strategies to help you better address, though actions, your target symptoms (ex: calendaring systems that help you stay organized)
work with your partner to develop helpful interactive strategies (ex: verbal cues; chores meetings)
assess and refine as you go along
This process is more of a marathon than a sprint - it can take a year from when you first start until you feel pretty secure in your choices...and as your life changes, you may need to refine again (for example getting more sleep or adding a small afternoon dose when under greater stress).
The good news is that 50-70% of adults with ADHD can find a medication that helps them manage their symptoms extremely well without side effects, while another 10-20% can find one that helps them manage symptoms well. So chances are that a real effort in this area can make a big difference in your life.
Remember, though, changes take time. While medications, particularly stimulant medications, work right away it takes time to set up the behavioral changes that really impact your life. Better focus is great, but not all that useful in your daily life unless you apply it to take actions that improve your reliability, work, or relationships. In other words, the improved focus stays inside your head (and invisible to others) unless you use it to do things more effectively. You, of course, get to define 'effectively.'
Tags: medication, verbal cue, adult ADHD, ADHD medication
June 15, 2020
Upcoming Events
I hope you and yours are fairing well during this unprecedented time.... but if it feels hard, I hope I can offer you help and support.
Below are upcoming events... some tailored toward relationship advice during the Pandemic:
June 16, 1pm ET - Join me for a Free ADDitude Webinar
Relationship Rehab for Couples impacted by ADHD during the Pandemic! Register for this free expert webinar to learn strategies for repairing partnerships after stay-at-home orders lift. Sign up and you will receive the free webinar replay link after 6/16 as well!
NEW! Free VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS during the pandemic
During the COVID-19 crisis I will be offering free office hours for individuals and couples with questions about how to navigate their relationship issues during our upended times. It's a difficult period for many, and it is my hope that I can provide meaningful support for those with relationship questions. More information is here.
Upcoming Office Hours
Tuesday, June 16, 9:00 - 10:30am EASTERN time
Wednesday, June 17, 8:15pm to 9:30pm EASTERN time
Tuesday, June 23, 3:00 - 5:00 EASTERN time
Thursday, June 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm EASTERN time
Wednesday, July 8, 9:00 - 10:00am EASTERN time
Wednesday, July 8, 7:00 - 8:30pm EASTERN time
Tuesday, July 14, 3:30-4:30pm EASTERN time
Tuesday, July 21, 3:00 - 4:15pm EASTERN time
Wednesday, July 22, 7:00 - 9:00pm EASTERN time
Recorded Couples Seminar (and you can ask your questions about seminar material in the office hours)
My live seminar starts in September, but if you need help now, consider my Self-study option. Price per couple is $275. Access the most recent course materials: 8 sessions of recorded lectures, including the most recent live sessions' Q&As
NOTE: THROUGH JULY '20 I WILL ACCEPT QUESTIONS ABOUT SELF-STUDY COURSE VIA EMAIL. PUT 'SEMINAR PARTICIPANT' IN HEADER. If you prefer, you can join in one of my free virtual office hours sessions. Learn more.
June 22-26 10th annual Succeed with ADHD Virtual Summit -
ADHD can be exhausting and challenging! All the running around and working so hard to keep up with everyone else. We say STOP! Instead join me and 25 ADHD experts - we'll share with you our tips, tools, secrets and strategies to thriving with ADHD. Thrive the #ADHD way today! Register for free
Stay well friends,
Melissa
June 2, 2020
Rewards to Come
Quote of the Week
“The anticipation of doing something (pleasurable) starts the brain’s responses even before you actually start doing it. You can use this as a tool to ‘trick’ your brain to do things.”
-J. Russell Ramsey, Ph.D.
Rewards to Come
Isn’t it fun to anticipate doing something fun? As you think about how great it’s going to be, don’t you become more eager for it to happen? Isn’t that eagerness a motivator?
This is what Ramsey is talking about when he’s talking about tricking your brain to do things. The long slog of planning a complicated trip can be managed better if you envision what it’s going to feel like to actually be on that trip once the planning is over. The trepidation you feel at having a delicate conversation with your partner can be steadied when you envision what it will feel like to be through the conversation after your partner has listened to you and you are no longer be in such a dark place.
Doing a task you don’t love can be made easier by both gamifying it and thinking about the appreciation your partner will show you.
Of course, this latter suggests one element of using your brain to think about reward - that there is a reward coming. This is one of the reasons why each partner’s responses to the other are so important. The ADHD brain is reward-focused. It tends towards those things that feel good.
Bottom line – one way for ADHD partners to motivate is to remind themselves and visualize the reward to come. Non-ADHD partners can help the process along by creating rewards for tasks well done.
Don’t be shy with your ‘thank yous’!
REGISTRATION FOR THE JANUARY, 2021 COUPLES SEMINAR IS NOW OPEN. Let's put 2020 behind us and enter 2021 excited. Many couples who had lost hope have gained the specific skills needed to improve their lives together. The first session starts January 13, 8pm EST.
For those in marriages impacted by ADHD
Adult ADHD can have a huge impact on your relationship. ADHDmarriage.com can literally change your life! Find great resources for couples impacted by ADHD including free: Online treatment overview; Downloadable chapters of my books; A community forum with other couples facing similar issues; A large number of blog posts on various topics; Referrals.
Resources
Is your relationship in trouble? Consider my highly acclaimed couples' course: ADHD Effect In-Depth Couples' Seminar - This 8-session phone seminar has helped many couples thrive in healthier, happier relationships. The live session starts January 13, 2021.
Support Tele-groups - Be part of a community exploring similar issues; learn from each other's successes and struggles; and find new, more effective ways to be your best self in your relationship: Non ADHD Partner Support Tele-group and ADHD New Habit Coaching Group.
How to Optimize Treatment for Adult ADHD - go to the home page for a free download about the best ways to manage ADHD.
Question? Contact Melissa.
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© 2020 Melissa Orlov
A Question to Ask
Quote of the Week
“So, what is this important question we continually need to ask? What is it like to have a relationship with me?”
-By John C. Panepinto, PsyD, LPCS, NCC
A Question to Ask
While Panepinto is talking about using this question with ALL of your relationships, it certainly is important within our primary relationship! People sometimes ask how I know what to say to others. The answer to that is I try hard to think about what the other person’s experience is – and particularly that experience with me.
So when many years ago when my husband said ‘If you dislike me so much, why are you married to me?’ my first instinct was to deny that I disliked him. But, instead, I tried to think “WHY would he say that? What’s his experience?” It also helps to ask questions and be ready for the answers. ‘Why are you thinking that?’ or ‘Can you tell me more about that?’ can be very helpful questions.
But if you want to preempt all of that, just ask ‘What is it like to have a relationship with me?’ regularly…then respond compassionately, as needed. If you’re not intrepid enough to actually ask the question because you fear the answer, then start reflecting on the work you need to do to change that.
What’s it like to be in a relationship with you?
Free VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS with me to support you during the COVID-19 crisis. More information is here.
Tues, Nov 17, 1:30 - 2:30pm EASTERN time
Wed, Nov 18, 7:30 - 8:30pm EASTERN time
Mon, Nov 23, 2 - 3:30pm EASTERN time
Mon, Nov 23, 7 - 8:15pm EASTERN time
For those in marriages impacted by ADHD
Adult ADHD can have a huge impact on your relationship. ADHDmarriage.com can literally change your life! Find great resources for couples impacted by ADHD including free: Online treatment overview; Downloadable chapters of my books; A community forum with other couples facing similar issues; A large number of blog posts on various topics; Referrals.
Resources
Is your relationship in trouble? Consider my highly acclaimed couples' course: ADHD Effect In-Depth Couples' Seminar - This 8-session phone seminar has helped many couples thrive in healthier, happier relationships. The next live session starts early 2021.
Support Tele-groups - Be part of a community exploring similar issues, successes and struggles and find new, effective ways to be your best self in your relationship: Non ADHD Partner Support Tele-group and ADHD New Habit Coaching Group.
How to Optimize Treatment for Adult ADHD - go to the home page for a free download about the best ways to manage ADHD.
Question? Contact Melissa.
- Please follow us for tips and resources.
© 2020 Melissa Orlov
Own Your ADHD
Quote of the Week
“Own your positives. Don’t focus on your weaknesses.”
-Dr. Ned Hallowell
Own Your ADHD
I’ve worked closely with Ned Hallowell and he has a wonderful take on ADHD. He says it’s a ‘gift that’s hard to unwrap,’ and he used to get taken to task by people who claimed he was being Polyanna-ish to ever think of ADHD as a gift. What he was saying was really this – ADHD can bring with it lots of difficult stuff (or, as he says, ‘having ADHD sucks’). But if you only dig into what’s hard, you will never be able to build on your strengths. And for all of us, it is our strengths that lead us to who we will be and what we will do with our lives.
In the video below, Hallowell talks about his morning with ADHD – including some pretty average moments of ADHD-ness that may make you laugh in recognition. Own your ADHD, he urges, and more.
Video on the positive and negative traits of ADHD
The 2020 VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADHD is going on NOW November 5-7, 2020
Free VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS with Melissa to support you during the COVID-19 crisis. More information is here.
Wed, Nov 11, 7 - 8:30pm EASTERN time
Thurs, Nov 12, 2:30 - 3:30pm EASTERN time
Tues, Nov 17, 1:30 - 2:30pm EASTERN time
Wed, Nov 18, 7:30 - 8:30pm EASTERN time
For those in marriages impacted by ADHD
Adult ADHD can have a huge impact on your relationship. ADHDmarriage.com can literally change your life! Find great resources for couples impacted by ADHD including free: Online treatment overview; Downloadable chapters of my books; A community forum with other couples facing similar issues; A large number of blog posts on various topics; Referrals.
Resources
Is your relationship in trouble? Consider my highly acclaimed couples' course: ADHD Effect In-Depth Couples' Seminar - This 8-session phone seminar has helped many couples thrive in healthier, happier relationships.
Support Tele-groups - Be part of a community exploring similar issues; learn from each other's successes and struggles; and find new, more effective ways to be your best self in your relationship: Non ADHD Partner Support Tele-group and ADHD New Habit Coaching Group.
How to Optimize Treatment for Adult ADHD - go to the home page for a free download about the best ways to manage ADHD.
Question? Contact Melissa.
- Please follow us for tips and resources.
© 2020 Melissa Orlov
Someone You Don’t Like
Quote of the Week
“No one should mess with your head enough that you become someone you don’t like.”
-Ameila Nierenberg
Someone You Don’t Like
I remember quite distinctly sitting down with my husband one day and saying, “I have to say that I don’t really like you right now…and I don’t like myself much, either.” He replied, “That’s interesting, because I don’t like you much, either, nor myself.”
This is what can happen when your relationship becomes really distorted in your fights around ADHD and responses to ADHD. I had become a person who was critical, contemptuous, angry and frustrated. My husband had become defiant, angry, mean and rude. Our relationship was a mess.
I read Nierenberg’s quote and it looks like blame – the other person is messing with your head and you become someone you don’t like. But in our situation (and others I’ve seen) it’s about both partners and how they interact. The solution to the issue is to:
1. Name it and acknowledge it
2. Take responsibility for fixing your side of the problem
3. Replace the poor behaviors with those that more accurately reflect your own positive values and bring you more in line with your best self
It’s not about blame. It’s about taking responsibility. For me, that meant addressing the core issues at my own frustration and how I was expressing my very real pain and anger. I had to learn to be much more constructive and stop parenting.
For my husband it meant he had to take managing his ADHD much more seriously, so there was greater stability in our relationship and so that he wasn’t as prone to fast, destructive rages.
Both people have to contribute to the solution, else nothing changes. But once you do, you’ll find that you can once again become someone of whom you are proud…and whom you like.
Are you and your partner ready for this shift?
My latest article in Psychology Today, Managing Political and COVID Stress Near the Election. It's going to be a rough few weeks, filled with anxiety.
Free VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS with Melissa to support you during the COVID-19 crisis. More information is here.
Monday, October 26, 7 - 8:30pm EASTERN time
Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 - 4:30pm EASTERN time
Wed, Nov 4, 4 - 6pm EASTERN time
Thurs, Nov 5, 1 - 2:15pm EASTERN time
Wed, Nov 11, 7 - 8:30pm EASTERN time
THE 32nd Annual International Conference on ADHD - November 5-7, 2020 - Virtual. Q & A and all speakers. Learn more and register.
For those in marriages impacted by ADHD
Adult ADHD can have a huge impact on your relationship. ADHDmarriage.com can literally change your life! Find great resources for couples impacted by ADHD including free: Online treatment overview; Downloadable chapters of my books; A community forum with other couples facing similar issues; A large number of blog posts on various topics; Referrals.
Resources
Is your relationship in trouble? Consider my highly acclaimed couples' course: ADHD Effect In-Depth Couples' Seminar - This 8-session phone seminar has helped many couples thrive in healthier, happier relationships.
Support Tele-groups - Be part of a community exploring similar issues; learn from each other's successes and struggles; and find new, more effective ways to be your best self in your relationship: Non ADHD Partner Support Tele-group and ADHD New Habit Coaching Group.
How to Optimize Treatment for Adult ADHD - go to the home page for a free download about the best ways to manage ADHD.
Question? Contact Melissa.
- Please follow us for tips and resources.
© 2020 Melissa Orlov
The Leader You Are
Quote of the Week
“People will forgive you for not being the leader you should be; but they won’t forgive you for not being the leader you claim to be.”
-from an article on General Stanley McChrystal (he is quoting another)
The Leader You Are
McChrystal’s quote, from an article on leadership, is very relevant for couples struggling with ADHD who are still blaming their partners, while believing they are doing okay.
I hear this from both parties. ADHD partners may claim they are making great progress, but confuse thinking about or learning about ADHD with making measurable, effective change. They complain they are leading but their non-ADHD partner is still stuck. For those who fit this profile, I suggest you use the SMART goal setting and measurement system to get an accurate view of just how much progress you are making in your execution.
Non-ADHD partners may claim they are making good progress on being more constructive, while forgiving or justifying their continued parenting behaviors and anger responses. While anger and frustration are understandable, real leadership is about consistently expressing those feelings more productively (i.e. not venting, for one!)
It helps both parties when both recognize progress while also recognizing that more work needs to be done. Give up a sense that you are leading and lay out (and follow) a specific plan to demonstrate what you will make happen. That’s leadership, when recovering from marital struggles with ADHD.
Do you have your improvement plan in place? Could you synopsize it clearly to your partner? Is it measurable?
Final Non-ADHD Partner support groups for 2020 - both start next week on Thursday, Oct 29. One runs at 11:30am eastern time and the other runs at 7:30pm eastern time. Learn more
Free VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS with Melissa to support you during the COVID-19 crisis. More information is here.
Monday, October 26, 7 - 8:30pm EASTERN time
Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 - 4:30pm EASTERN time
Wed, Nov 4, 4 - 6pm EASTERN time
Thurs, Nov 5, 1 - 2:15pm EASTERN time
For those in marriages impacted by ADHD
Adult ADHD can have a huge impact on your relationship. ADHDmarriage.com can literally change your life! Find great resources for couples impacted by ADHD including free: Online treatment overview; Downloadable chapters of my books; A community forum with other couples facing similar issues; A large number of blog posts on various topics; Referrals.
Resources
Is your relationship in trouble? Consider my highly acclaimed couples' course: ADHD Effect In-Depth Couples' Seminar - This 8-session phone seminar has helped many couples thrive in healthier, happier relationships.
Support Tele-groups - Be part of a community exploring similar issues; learn from each other's successes and struggles; and find new, more effective ways to be your best self in your relationship: Non ADHD Partner Support Tele-group and ADHD New Habit Coaching Group.
How to Optimize Treatment for Adult ADHD - go to the home page for a free download about the best ways to manage ADHD.
Question? Contact Melissa.
- Please follow us for tips and resources.
© 2020 Melissa Orlov
Positive Emotions
Quote of the Week
“Positive emotions are a life raft in a sea of uncertainty and heartache. And accessing moments of good can not only help us, it can help those we care for and interact with throughout the day.”
-Lidia Zylowska, author of The Mindfulness Prescription for ADHD
Positive Emotions
Even if you are struggling, there are many positive emotions that you can access to help you get through the harder moments. Here are just a few that I’ve seen recently in couples I’m working with. They often focus around appreciating what you already have, or creating new things that you can appreciate:
- Evaluation of, and appreciation for, improvements that have come with the start of ADHD medication
- An early ‘Thanksgiving’ done in September for a family that couldn’t be together in November due to COVID. They created a completely new ‘holiday’ focused on being together and having fun to celebrate life.
- Riding a bike and appreciating fall colors (okay, that’s us!)
- A couple who spent their anniversary reminiscing about the positive ways they connected when they were younger and saying thank you. They held hands while doing this
- A couple who takes 5-10 minutes every night to complete the sentence “What you need to know most about me today is…” and shares something personal. The other person listens, perhaps questions, and says thank you
- A couple who does yoga together to slow down and connect a bit at something fun
- A couple who has started taking walks around their property to talk. The non-ADHD partner (who is the more conversationally dominate of the two) doesn’t speak for the first 5 minutes to allow her partner more time to share himself with her. They both enjoy this change.
These moments of good have all been intentionally created by these couples for the purpose of creating positive emotions and connection between them. What positive moments might you create, either for yourself or your relationship?
Join me at The 32nd Annual International Conference on ADHD, November 5-7, 2020 - It is virtual this year with plenty of opportunity to ask questions of the speakers.
For those in marriages impacted by ADHD
Adult ADHD can have a huge impact on your relationship. ADHDmarriage.com can literally change your life! Find great resources for couples impacted by ADHD including free: Online treatment overview; Downloadable chapters of my books; A community forum with other couples facing similar issues; A large number of blog posts on various topics; Referrals.
Resources
Is your relationship in trouble? Consider my highly acclaimed couples' course: ADHD Effect In-Depth Couples' Seminar - This 8-session phone seminar has helped many couples thrive in healthier, happier relationships.
Support Tele-groups - Be part of a community exploring similar issues; learn from each other's successes and struggles; and find new, more effective ways to be your best self in your relationship: Non ADHD Partner Support Tele-group and ADHD New Habit Coaching Group.
How to Optimize Treatment for Adult ADHD - go to the home page for a free download about the best ways to manage ADHD.
Question? Contact Melissa.
- Please follow us for tips and resources.
© 2020 Melissa Orlov
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