Eight Tips for More Loving Conversation
With a little extra effort and time, busy and distracted couples can make striking improvements in how well they communicate with each other.
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10 Tips for a Better Relationship in 2012
Making a New Year's resolution to use these simple ideas can help you spruce up your relationship in 2012.
Changing the Story of Your ADHD
"Story editing" is a technique which can help couples struggling with the impact of ADHD in their relationship more accurately describe their situation and create a roadmap for a happier future.
Feeling Defensive? Seven Communication Tips for ADHD Marriages
Suggest a spouse has ADHD and he or she may get defensive. These seven tips can help.
Why Therapists Need to Understand the Role of Adult ADHD in Marital Dysfunction
ADHD and Death by One Thousand Cuts
If you are a spouse with ADHD you may be disappointed or angry that your non-ADHD partner hasn't noticed all the improvements you've been making in your relationship and ADHD treatment. Here's what may be going on.
Sleep Your Way to a Better Relationship
We don't pay enough attention to the role that sleep plays in a healthy relationship.
The Art of Losing Control
It's tempting to compensate for a spouse's distraction and disorganization by exerting control. Do so at your own peril.
Using Little Routines to Create Stability
Routines may seem boring, but they provide stability and, if used properly, much-needed attention for couples impacted by ADHD.
I Can't Believe I Just Said That!
Feeling as if your conversations are never going in the same direction? ADHD-impacted couples can start communicating more clearly by identifying these seven symptom-related conversational issues.
Eleven Tips for Finding Good Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD
Someone has suggested you might have ADHD, or you wonder about it yourself. What's your next step? Here are some tips that can help you sort through whether or not you should get a diagnosis and finding the right person to do it.
ADHD and Marriage: Use "Living in the Now" to Your Advantage
Understanding that people with ADHD often have two time zones - "now" and "not now" - can improve your relationship.
ADHD Isn’t Just for Kids – Adults Feel Big Impact in Marriage
Many adults with ADHD don’t know they have it, but ADHD symptoms take a toll on their marriage anyway.