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Hi there, I am 40-something male with inattentive ADHD. I have suspected my whole life that I have it but was only diagnosed about a year ago. That said, my non-ADHD wife and I (together 18 years, married 14) have long struggled greatly with issues related to my ADHD.

Hi everyone, first time posting here.

I'm a male adult that had ADHD as a kid, and was diagnosed (without testing, just through talking with a therapist) with adult ADHD earlier. I am married to a wonderful, thoughtful, and non-ADHD partner. As additional background, I also have anxiety and have been taking fluoxetine.

Honestly just curious, does anyone else ever experience this?

Here's a real-life example of our common situation:

We're both artists/entrepreneurs. I just spent 2 hours cleaning and cooking in the kitchen to make dinner after a 10 hour day of doing chores while she worked on her creative project all by herself.

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Hello, everyone.  This is my first post on any type of ADHD-related forum, and I'm not exactly sure how/where to start.

I am a 52 year old married father of four.  I've been pretty certain that I'm suffering from ADHD for several years now.  I've been in therapy, on and off, for more than five years...with limited results.  I have FINALLY scheduled my official ADHD assessment for the 31st of January.  That day cannot get here soon enough.  I'm hoping that with a proper diagnosis, I can begin getting treatment, both medically AND through proper therapy.

I didn't think it would be this dramatic, but I can't say I didn't see it coming.......

My husband and our second daughter have ADHD. Daughter is doing well because I got her therapy and accommodations from a young age. Husband is very successful entrepreneur because he surrounded himself with people to keep him organized, admitting he "files by piles".  After 29 years, having raised two beautiful and successful daughters, despite the ADHD challenges, with me managing all the details, I am suddenly, unexpectedly attacked by his siblings with crazy notions they are projecting onto me, but are actually in their own heads.

I have a major issue developing where I have stopped an activity that has been my husband's interest for many years, and to which I have been expected to contribute, because it was just taking way too much money from our shared funds and I just didn't want to lose any more money at this stage of our lives - both nearly 60.  My husband has always considered this "investment" will fund his retirement but is a high-risk, low return endeavour and very few people actually make money from it.  This has been going on about 15 years and I've had enough as we have lost hundreds of thousands of dolla

My husband told me a long time ago that he is on the spectrum for ADHD, but never has done anything about it. 

I'm pretty sure my husband has ADHD. We've been together for 20 years, but sometimes I'm wanting to throw in the towel. He doesn't even realise it. 

I work full time because he was wanting to start his own business, I'm also full time at university and apart from that I have to deal with all the chores, bills etc.

I'm so tired all the time, but it's worse when he has an emotional outburst because he can't cope when the house isn't as tidy as he wants it to be and he doesn't seem to understand that I have a lot on my plate.