ADHD and Marriage Blog

ADHD and Marriage: You Know Your Relationship is Improving When...

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 08/25/2010.

vThis site spends a lot of time addressing and airing problems - I thought it was time to write a light hearted post about the successes that couples who have come here have experienced.  These are all real stories taken from my clients of the past few months.  Enjoy!

ADHD and Marriage: Six Ideas to Strengthen Your Relationship Today

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 08/16/2010.

For those of you who now see that ADHD might be hurting your marriage there is a lot of information to digest.  So here are six important, easy-to-remember ideas to focus on first so you can start improving your marriage right now.

Fall Seminar: Applying The ADHD Effect on Marriage to Your Relationship

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 08/11/2010.

I am delighted to announce that I will be giving a seven week seminar starting September 13th for those couples interested in going more in-depth into how to apply the ideas in The ADHD Effect on Marriage to their relationship.  The seminar is not a reiteration of the book.  Rather, it is designed to augment the book, answering questions that you may still have.  I hope it will provide a way for couples whom I cannot fit into my consulting schedule to be able to ask questions and utilize my ideas effectively.  For more information,

Out of the Woods

Submitted by arwen on 08/09/2010.

A personal story from arwen about dealing with stress and making adjustments with ADHD as changes occur in a marriage.

Melissa Orlov and Ned Hallowell on Today - ADHD and Marriage

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 08/06/2010.

Dr. Hallowell and Melissa Orlov were interviewed on Today on August 6th about how ADHD can impact marriage.

ADHD and Marriage: If You're So Unhappy, Why Stay?

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 08/06/2010.

Recently, a poster in the forum asked the very good question - if you are all so miserable in your marriages, why do you stay?  I'll give you my own answer - George and I stayed together because even though we were really miserable, we couldn't believe we couldn't do better.  The intractability of the issues we were dealing with didn't make sense.  We had chosen each other as partners for good reason...then things fell apart...but couldn't we make them better again?

Conversation Stirred by NYTimes Article on ADHD and Marriage

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 07/20/2010.

Tara Parker-Pope’s article in the NYTimes today is creating a lot of conversation around ADHD and how it impacts marriage, which is a wonderful thing.  But there are a number of people who seem to be responding defensively to the idea and suggesting this is just another way to get people with ADHD drugged up.  Far from it – treating ADHD doesn’t necessarily mean medications, though they can help.  Also, knowing about ADHD in your relationship doesn’t commit you to doing anything differentl

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