Pay attention Quote by Melissa Orlov

“One of the defining symptoms of ADHD is distraction.”

— Melissa Orlov

“It is EXTREMELY STRESSFUL to feel like there is no companionship because I can’t rely on my husband to do what he said he…

— Melissa Orlov

“because people with ADHD don’t receive and process information in a hierarchical way, Maria’s suffering enters his mind at about the same level as…

— Melissa Orlov

“He learns that getting things done doesn’t get him much credit, which demotivates him.”

— Melissa Orlov

“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

“Applaud all forward progress. Research shows that encouragement, support, and recognition of success are far more effective than offering “help” when your goal is…

— Melissa Orlov

“You may feel desperately unhappy and lonely, and your partner isn’t even aware of it—even if you’ve tried to talk about it. You fight…

— 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

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

— Melissa Orlov

“Parenting” an ADHD spouse is always destructive to your relationship because it demotivates and generates frustration and anger.”

— Melissa Orlov

“for the non-ADHD spouse, the ADHD partner’s lack of participation in household chores becomes symbolic of all of the things that person doesn’t”

— Melissa Orlov

“Dr. John Ratey, an expert on how the brain functions, suggests that ADHD is the result of dysregulation of the reward system (primarily dopamine)…

— Melissa Orlov