Life can be a challenge if you’re a non-ADD adult living with an adult partner with ADD/ADHD. I recently coached a non-ADD adult regarding some of her specific issues living with her ADD adult partner. My client voiced concern that is easily the most common complaint I hear from non-ADD partners. “I feel like he needs me to tell him what do do all the time. I have to gilde him and direct him. I resent that I married my husband to have an equal partner but now I feel like I’ve got another child to take care of.”
Continue Reading... No Comments.It is unfortunate that Attention Deficit Disorder [ADD/ADHD] is often only perceived as a disorder or a deficit. Yes, it’s true that both words ‘disorder ‘and ‘deficit’ are listed in the diagnostic description of this condition known as ‘Attention Deficit Disorder’. Nevertheless, while ADHD can have it’s challenges it is well documented that people with […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.Asheville Adult ADHD January Meetup Monday, Jan 11 (7-8:30pm) Come out and join the Asheville area Adult ADD Meetup. Our meeting will be held at the Atlanta Bread Company (South) 484 Hendersonville Road Asheville, North Carolina 28803. Look for us seated in the Southeast corner of the restaurant. Come early and enjoy the food and […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The month of February has become synonymous with Valentines. Yes, February is the season of Cupid, the month of love and a month that invites us to give focus to our love relationships. ADD relationships can be fun, loving, exciting and they can be very challenging. I have been conducting research by interviewing individuals and couples who volunteered to discuss their personal experiences in ADD relationships. […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.ADD Relationships . . . Those of you currently or previously in relationship with and adult with ADD know that it can be fun, creative as well as frustrating and overwhelming. I am conducting some research to prepare updated articles and an eventual seminar and couples workshop regarding ADD relationships. I want YOU… If you […]
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