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Hello! I am new to this Website and had an epiphany when I saw Ms. Orlov and Dr. Hallowell on the TODAY SHOW. Hearing them describe the symptoms and the dynamics of a relationship, was like describing my marriage to my husband! We have only been married for 7 years, but it has seemed like an eternity of pain, anger and frustration.  I had even told him in the past that it seemed like his affection ended for me on the very day that we came back from our honeymoon.

Hey everyone!

Not sure if I can post this but I'm gonna try... :)

Copy and paste the Youtube link below for a little ADHD humor! It's called "Old Spice meets ADD" lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka59V4TFefM

Enjoy! :)

Having gone through all of the categories I am not seeing a great place to just post introductions, thus I will just post them here.  Reason I want to do an introduction is it will help support future post.  Many times I will read someone's post and find I really want to know their credentials.  I don't mean to say their educational or career experience but rather their experience credentials.  What is driving them to these thoughts, opinions and/or facts.  Who is the person behind the curtain driving the show.

I'm brand new here. I have some serious problems and just have no idea what to do. My husband was diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, and turrets syndrome when he was about 13. He has outgrown the ticks from turrets, but everything else is in full swing. No one felt that it was important to tell me that he had ADHD before we got married. Even speaking to his mother, she said, oh well you loved him anyway so I didn't think it was important. Now, 3 1/2 years and two children into it, I find out.

I finally got the courage to give my nonADD spouse. My request was for her to just read the first 30 pages. . . Not the whole book unless she wants to. . .and tell me what she thinks. In the meanwhile, I was hoping to add the book to my iPad, but I can't find it. ARGH! So my question follows my title.

 My husband is a great guy. His doctor is evaluating him for ADD. One problem we face is that he hyper focuses on his own needs, but dismisses mine and the children's when it comes to his time. He isn't as bad about housework, but I believe it is because of his history. It is my belief that he is overly-organized as a way of dealing with his ADD. For instance, I am a terrible housekeeper. I mean my house is not filthy by any means, but it tends to be a little cluttered. I am bad to leave the laundry in a pile after it leaves the dryer.

I'm curious and thought it might be helpful to start a poll blog to provide visibility regarding the demographics of the Non-Add Spouse population posting on this Website?

Here's my demographic

Age: 47

Gender: Female

Number of years married to ADD Spouse: 18

Number of children: 6 (blended family)

Number of years since discovery of your Spouse's ADD symptoms: 5 

Separated or divorced?: Yes

If yes, how long have you been separated/divorced: 6 months  

Which spouse initiated the Separation/divorce? Wife

hey everyone,

 

i really appreciate this website a lot.

 

my girlfriend has adhd.  knowing that she has it helps deal with the inevitable issues surrounding it, but sometimes it is depressing and irritating to experience it, despite my knowledge that her brain has trouble allocating attention.

This is the second marriage for both of us.  He is 51, with 3 grown kids, I am 31 with 3 school age children that spend every- other week with me.

The dynamic that has been developing over this first year of our marriage varies; we seem to trade off in the typical non-ADHD/ ADHD roles. He was diagnosed when he was 44, and single.  He is medicated, completed almost 2 years of therapy, is high functioning, and has had the same job for 8 years.

With apologies to those whose marriages are in real trouble....

My husband is a very sweet man. He takes his meds faithfully, isn't addicted or a wild overspender or anything. But the fact of living with his ADD drives us both nuts. I'm looking for hints on dealing with these things.

One problem is the sheer cost of having ADD. Meds and a psychiatrist are expensive even if you have insurance. We stay broke all the time even though we do not spend frivolously.