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Relationships

When Your Partner Has ADHD

November 21, 2011

Written by Susan Lasky and Harold Meyer You fell in love with his boyish enthusiasm, adventuresome spirit and easy-going charm.  Now you are frustrated that he decides to go skiing instead of shoveling the snow off the walkway, or forgets to take the children to the dentist. You were fascinated by her many interests, creativity [...]

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ADDing in the Love

May 13, 2010

Presented by Kate Kelly When ADD is a third party in your love life, it can create chaos. Often, in the day to day struggle to manage life with ADD, the love that brought a couple together gets buried under the messes and piles, not to mention all those fires that continually need putting out. [...]

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Six Ways for Fathers with ADD to Nurture and Enjoy Their ADD Teens.

January 31, 2010

Dads: Give Your Son a Break BY HAROLD MEYER AND SUSAN LASKY http://addrc.org Dads with ADHD often have stormy relationships with their  teenage sons. Some feel guilty about passing the condition on to their child; oth­ers find it painful to watch him struggle with the same problems they had as a teen. Here are some [...]

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Put Your Anger on Time-Delay

November 3, 2009

Okay, so your child/husband/wife/companion, etc. leaves for the day and you discover a number of things that were supposed to be done, but weren’t (taking out the garbage, making the bed, etc.).  You’re probably annoyed.  Make that really annoyed.  Especially if it happens frequently (and given the poor memory, distractibility, avoidance tendencies and lateness problems [...]

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Fathers and Sons with AD/HD

October 29, 2009

Written by Harold Robert Meyer and Susan Karyn Lasky Most prospective parents decree that, when they do have children, they will be “perfect” parents. They vow never to lose patience or raise their voice in anger (unlike their own parents). Fathers envision their role as being available, supportive and able to guide their children with [...]

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