The ADHD effect on marriage : understand and rebuild your relationship in six steps
Orlov, Melissa2010
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Going beyond traditional marriage counseling which can often discount the influence of ADHD, this discussion offers advice from the author's personal experience and years of research and identifies patterns of behavior that can hurt marriages--such as nagging, intimacy problems, sudden anger, and memory issues--through the use of vignettes and descriptions of actual couples and their ADHD struggles and solutions.
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Plantation, Fla. : Specialty Press, c2010.
Collation:
viii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Understanding ADHD in your MarriageThe ADHD effectADHD and its diagnosis: what's behind your differencesThe surprising ways ADHD symptoms affect your marriage: 12 patterns you must knowRebuilding your Relationship in Six StepsSix steps to a better relationshipCultivating empathy for your spouse: stories from real life and what they mean for youAddressing obstacle emotions: anger, fear, denial and hopelessnessGetting treatment for you both: what effective treatment looks like in a relationshipImproving communication: communication techniques that work when ADHD is presentSetting boundaries and finding your own voices: using your "best self" to reinvigorate your lifeReigniting romance and having some fun: the science and the fun stuffDon't try harder, try differently.
ISBN:
9781886941977 (pbk)1886941971 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.8589306.810874
LC class:
RC394.A85
Language:
English
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BRN:
3733576
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