“Most often, a non-ADHD spouse can make this transition easily, but the ADHD spouse ends up lost; and because the non-ADHD spouse… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“frustration with a lack of progress by your ADHD spouse more often leads to anger than empathy.” — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“Parenting” an ADHD spouse is always destructive to your relationship because it demotivates and generates frustration and anger.” — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“for the non-ADHD spouse, the ADHD partner’s lack of participation in household chores becomes symbolic of all of the things that person… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“Medication is the most efficient way to jump-start treatment, but it does not effectively treat ADHD in marriages without the addition of… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“Adults don’t have the same growth momentum that children do to help enable and amplify progress. In adults, change comes from hard… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“without sufficient levels of these neuro -transmitters, an ADHD spouse’s attention is inconsistent and becomes dysregulated.” — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image