Submitted by mbuchanan on 08/10/2020.
Does anyone know of a good Facebook group for ADHD spouses and/or parents? My wife joined one that was exclusive to the non-ADHD partner which turned out to be mostly a lot of wives venting.
I thought it might be helpful to find a Facebook group for ADHD partners and was surprised to see a bunch of groups for non-ADHD and nothing for the ADHD partner.
Maybe you can suggest something? Hoping especially for something proactive and supportive.
Thanks!
Reddit
Submitted by 1Melody1 on
There are some excellent groups on Reddit - one for non partners and one for those with ADHD. There is frequent activity on both. I think there is also one for parents of ADHD children and one for women with ADHD.
Thanks! Which subs?
Submitted by mbuchanan on
Thanks! I'd prefer facebook because that's what I'm used to, but I could try to get more into reddit. Do you know the name of the sub for ADHD partners? I can only find one for ADHD in general and one for non-ADHD partners specifically.
General ADHD info is good but it's only since I've had kids that this has really become a problem for me and I've sought help. I mean truthfully looking in retrospect it's always been a problem for me from elementary school to college to interpersonal relations and everything in between but without the crucial timelines that parenthood has imposed the negative consequences of my ADHD were negligible. So I'm really hoping to find a platform that focuses on those specific dynamics. Of course, this adhdmarriage website is a phenomenal resource, but I find the forum quite tricky to navigate.
Reddit subs
Submitted by 1Melody1 on
Non-ADHD Partner: r/ADHD_partners - Great group that to your point, is not just all venting. They have a separate vent thread for those who want to just blow off steam and so most of the posts on the main page are genuinely asking for advice. A lot of ADHD folks post here to lend their perspectives too.
ADHD Partner: r/ADHD - You're right - this is for ADHD in general, but they seem to touch on relationships often. A lot of talk about medications and symptoms and I would say most or all symptoms impact relationships, so regardless of relationships not being the only focus, I think this is helpful.
Just in case anyone wants others:
r/ParentingADHD
r/adhdwomen
r/adhd_anxiety
Facebook has at least two I've found, for adhd minds....
Submitted by c ur self on
Hopefully you can find them when searching....I got on the biggest one (most people) for a while...It wasn't for me....To many excuses being thrown around...But then again, I may not can understand that level of distraction....
Hope you find it...
I thought I saw a few
Submitted by Todo on
I thought I saw a few- keep looking. I looked for one for non-ADHD partners but I did see others. Oh, there's one called something something distractions or distracted. But there's another one I joined just because I wanted info for my husband and they didn't let me in, which makes sense. Good luck.