LEADER 00000cam 22000008a 4500 001 ocn555670734 003 OCoLC 005 20110121032952.0 008 100520t20102010flu b 000 0 eng 010 2010019993 020 9781886941977 020 1886941971 035 (OCoLC)555670734 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dBTCTA|dUPZ|dJRS|dVP@|dLD4|dNSB 049 CKEA 050 00 RC394.A85|bO75 2010 082 00 616.85/89|222 100 1 Orlov, Melissa. 245 14 The ADHD effect on marriage :|bunderstand and rebuild your relationship in six steps /|cMelissa Orlov. 263 1010 264 1 Plantation, Fla. :|bSpecialty Press,|c[2010] 264 4 |c©2010 300 viii, 240 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 Understanding ADHD in your Marriage -- The ADHD effect -- ADHD and its diagnosis: what's behind your differences -- The surprising ways ADHD symptoms affect your marriage: 12 patterns you must know -- Rebuilding your Relationship in Six Steps -- Six steps to a better relationship -- Cultivating empathy for your spouse: stories from real life and what they mean for you -- Addressing obstacle emotions: anger, fear, denial and hopelessness -- Getting treatment for you both: what effective treatment looks like in a relationship -- Improving communication: communication techniques that work when ADHD is present -- Setting boundaries and finding your own voices: using your "best self" to reinvigorate your life -- Reigniting romance and having some fun: the science and the fun stuff -- Don't try harder, try differently. 520 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. 650 0 Attention-deficit disorder in adults. 650 0 Marriage|xPsychological aspects. 650 0 Communication in marriage. 650 0 Married people|xPsychology. 938 Baker and Taylor|bBTCP|nBK0008837189 994 92|bCKE
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