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The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov

The ADHD Effect on Marriage

Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps

Melissa Orlov, Edward M. Hallowell

Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse · Print & ebook · September 1, 2010

Updated in 2020! invaluable resource for couples in which one or both partners have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this authoritative book guides troubled partners towards an understanding and appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of a relationship affected by it, and to integrate ADHD into their relationship in a more positive and less disruptive way.

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Who it’s for
Straightforward guidance for working through ADHD’s strain on marriage.
Genres
ADHD, Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships
Published
Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse, September 1, 2010

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Updated in 2020! invaluable resource for couples in which one or both partners have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this authoritative book guides troubled partners towards an understanding and appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of a relationship affected by it, and to integrate ADHD into their relationship in a more positive and less disruptive way.

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Going beyond traditional marriage counseling which can often discount the influence of ADHD, 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 descriptions of actual couples and their ADHD struggles and solutions. The first third of the book is dedicated to helping couples identify how ADHD impacts their relationship. The last two-thirds provides a specific set of steps couples can move through to overcome their hurt and anger, once again develop loving ways to interact with each other, and find the joy they’ve lost in their struggles. This book encourages both spouses to become active partners in improving their relationship.

Clear Steps

Straightforward guidance for working through ADHD’s strain on marriage.

Come here for

  • practical relationship guidance
  • clear six-step structure

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  • accessible, instruction-first tone
  • focused on rebuilding rather than theorizing

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ADHD84%
Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships80%

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Publisher categories

  • Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships
  • ADHD
  • The Pursuit of Happiness
Authors
Melissa Orlov, Edward M. Hallowell
Publisher
Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse
Published
September 1, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships