Family Quote by Melissa Orlov

“without sufficient levels of these neuro -transmitters, an ADHD spouse’s attention is inconsistent and becomes dysregulated.”

— Melissa Orlov

“frustration with a lack of progress by your ADHD spouse more often leads to anger than empathy.”

— Melissa Orlov

“If you are married to a person who has (or might have) ADHD, you might feel ignored and lonely in your relationship. Your spouse…

— Melissa Orlov

“Medication is the most efficient way to jump-start treatment, but it does not effectively treat ADHD in marriages without the addition of behavioral changes.…

— Melissa Orlov

“Most often, a non-ADHD spouse can make this transition easily, but the ADHD spouse ends up lost; and because the non-ADHD spouse assumes that…

— Melissa Orlov

Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores - it's called partnership.

— Abigail Van Buren

“a great deal of damage is caused by lack of knowledge about, and misinterpretation of, ADHD symptoms. Couples who learn about the specific patterns…

— Melissa Orlov

“Asymmetries in hedonic and instrumental consequences can also lead to the formation and maintenance of beliefs that can have more serious consequences, such as…

— Thomas Gilovich

“Marriage isn’t all about chores and children. It’s about the sharing of your life with someone else.”

— Ruth Ann Nordin

“Even (chores and duties) can be connected to larger goals - communicating with our spouse, teaching our kids, or connecting with God. The mundane…

— Kerry Shook and Chris Shook

“a Pew Research Center survey found that sharing household chores ranked third in importance on a list of nine items associated with successful marriages.”

— Jancee Dunn

The average husband enjoys the total effect of his home but is usually unable to contribute any of the details of work and organisation…

— Havelock Ellis