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Help! I Need a Break!!

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 04/10/2020.

Closed childcare and schools are putting huge stress on parents.  Exhausted couples are pushed to their very limits.  9 tips for how to manage better during difficult times.

With ADHD, Wanting to Do Something is Not The Same As Doing it

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 03/10/2014.

For many adults with ADHD the gap between wanting to do something and actually completing that thing can be huge...and heartbreaking.  

Remaining Empathetic When Your ADHD Spouse is “Stuck”

Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 04/29/2010.

For a non-ADHD partner, it is SO frustrating to watch your spouse struggle without result.  You want her to do well.  You can see HOW she might improve things.  If you were doing them, it would be EASY.  Yet nothing changes.  How does a non-ADHD partner remain empathetic in this situation, rather than become angry?