The ADHD Effect on Marriage
Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps
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Laura Jennings
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Written by:
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Melissa Orlov
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An invaluable resource for couples in which one of the partners suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), this authoritative book guides troubled marriages toward an understanding of and appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of a relationship affected by it and to look at the disorder in a more positive and less disruptive way. Going beyond traditional marriage counseling, this discussion offers advice from the author's personal experience and years of research and identifies patterns of behavior that can hurt marriages - such as nagging, intimacy problems, sudden anger, and memory issues - through the use of vignettes and descriptions of actual couples and their ADHD struggles and solutions. This resource encourages both spouses to become active partners in improving their relationship and healing the fissures that ADHD can cause.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-10-16
Finally - I don’t feel so alone anymore
Finally a book that describes what is going on in my relationship. I would say that 80% of the info here applies to my marriage. I’m the ADHD person and it’s difficult to live with this. Thank you!
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-01-29
Relatability
It was from a normal person view regarding her husband and his ADHD Her views were her personal reflection of her situation.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-11-01
Pdf would be appreciated.
Would like to have a pdf so I can review the resources and checklists at end of book. Thanks.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-04-18
MUST READ!!
My husband made his ADD discovery on the Ologies Podcast, I listened thinking it sounds similar, when i heard this book as a recommended read. I jumped in and WOW!!!!!
Gamechanger! I suggested to my partner who was already open to learning more and he couldn't believe what he was hearing. It was a great way to open up the communication to the effects on our relationship. The book described so much of what I was feeling but was challenged in articulating without eliciting a negative reaction. Knowing he loved me, but so many contradictions it was beyond confusing. We are now both understanding each other and loving each other more. Grateful for the audible version, helped expedite the process.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-10-09
Must read
This booked saved our relationship now Hubby understands my quirks of I don’t loose keys on purpose but I also need to take accountability for my actions and not blame my Adhd for me forgetting or not doing anything, my google calender and structured app are my favourite things now! Must read!
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-10-05
informative and helpful.
Purchased the audio book after watching a webinar by the author. It was like being in The Truman Show. The problems in my relationship were so accurate that it was weird. I knew I had some sort of hyper attention but didn't realize it was a disorder. I have set up a meeting with a psychologist and will see if in am diagnosed with ADHD. After reading this book, I would be surprised if I wasn't. Trying to encompass many of the tips and tricks in my relationship. Will see how it goes.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-11-14
opened my husbands eyes to the destruction of add
an eye opening read for both the ADHD spouse and the non ADHD spouse. so many things make sense now about why my husband does the things the way he does. I find myself less frustrated with him
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-01-29
Great book. Poor narrator choice
This book is filled with great ideas for people with ADD and their partners to improve their relationships. However, for anyone with ADD, listening to the narrator’s soft, monotone voice makes it terribly difficult to listen to without zoning out or becoming distracted. I probably missed half the book due to this, but did get a lot of great ideas on how to improve my marriage.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-12-03
Thank you
Thank you for everything every word. thank you for making a logical summarization of what it is like, Both sides.
Even if there is no relationship to rebuild its past and gone. thats ok, The information is invaluable to do the work to not let the same chains of events take place. Understand and education and compassion. this is a fantastic validating informative read. Great work.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-10-15
Amazing.
This book is extremely helpful on subjects. Most of us are not touched on, or heard of overall performance was amazing. I got a new tool in my toolbox.
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