Quote by Melissa Orlov Download Open image ““One of the defining symptoms of ADHD is distraction.”” — Melissa Orlov ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Unfortunately, ADHD makes it easy to misinterpret your actions and what they mean about your traits and skills. For example, repeatedly forgetting about meetings… — Ari Tuckman Copy Share Image
“heart of most chore wars is at least one ADHD symptom. It might be distraction, inability to initiate, inability to complete tasks, or something… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“Not enough people realize that ADHD is not a disorder about loss of focus. It is a disorder of loss of emotional control, which is triggered by outside influences, self-esteem and our interpretation of events. Whether this is positive or negative it triggers us to hyper focus on what consumes our thoughts. Staying positive is critical and distancing oneself from… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“I suffer from ADDAD… Attention Deficit Doing ANYTHING Disorder! It's where you set a goal to do certain things, then you start to do… — Comic Strip Mama Copy Share Image
ADHD is not about knowing what to do, but about doing what one knows. — Russell Barkley Copy Share Image
“adults with ADHD have at least one other condition, more than 50 percent have two or more, and more than one-third have three or… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
One thing the doctor told me is that with ADHD, you get this thing called hyperfocus. People think of it as being a scattered… — Richard Bacon Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“I hear so many excuses that I’ve pretty much become numb to his endless tales of woes. Communication is a major problem in our… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“He learns that getting things done doesn’t get him much credit, which demotivates him.” — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 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 doesn’t” — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
