El Efecto TDAH en el Matrimonio [The ADHD Effect on Marriage] Entiende y Reconstruye Tu Relación en Seis Pasos [

Updated in 2020! Invaluable resource for couples in which one or both partners have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this authoritative book guides troubled partners towards an understanding and appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of a relationship affected by it, and to integrate ADHD into their relationship in a more positive and less disruptive way. 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 descriptions of actual couples and their ADHD struggles and solutions. The first third of the book is dedicated to helping couples identify how ADHD impacts their relationship. The last two-thirds provides a specific set of steps couples can move through to overcome their hurt and anger, once again develop loving ways to interact with each other, and find the joy they've lost in their struggles. This book encourages both spouses to become active partners in improving their relationship.

Melissa Orlov is the founder of ADHDmarriage.com. Called "one of the foremost experts on how ADHD impacts adult relationships in the world" by Dr. Edward Hallowell, Melissa Orlov is the author of two award-winning books, The ADHD Effect on Marriage, and The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD (with Nancie Kohlenberger). Melissa is a marriage consultant who helps couples from around the world improve their relationships affected by ADHD with her books, popular phone seminars, and counseling. Melissa Orlov is the founder of ADHDmarriage.com, and the author of two award-winning books on how ADHD impacts adult relationships - The ADHD Effect on Marriage and The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD. She is considered "...one of the foremost authorities on ADHD and relationships in the world today" says Dr. Edward Hallowell, author of Delivered from Distraction and other seminal books about ADHD. "Her books can change lives for the better, and dramatically so."

Foreword by Dr. Edward M. Hallowell Introduction – The ADHD Effect on Marriage Section 1: Briefly – ADHD and its Diagnosis 1.1 ADHD Ruins Everything, or Does It? Themes to Remember 1.2 What is ADHD? 1.3 Ways of Being, or You are Not Like Me! Section 2: The Surprising Ways ADHD Symptoms Arise in Your Marriage 2.1 Painful Misinterpretations of ADHD Symptoms 2.2 The Hyperfocus Courtship 2.3 The Chore Wards 2.4 The Most Destructive Pattern of All – Parent/Child 2.5 The Blame Game 2.6 Walking on Eggshells, Anger Spurts, and Rude Behavior 2.7 Pursuit and Escape 2.8 Nag Now, Pay Later 2.9 Losing Faith – In Your Spouse and Yourself 2.10 Sexual Relationship Breakdowns 2.11 How to Cope with the Belief that ADHD Doesn’ t Matter Section 3: The Six Stages of Change 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Stage 1 – Diffusing the Impact of the Three Obstacle Emotions: Anger, Frustration, and Denial 3.2 Stage 2 – Cultivating Empathy for Your Spouse 3.3 Stage 3 – Getting Treatment for You Both 3.4 Stage 4 – Setting Boundaries and Finding Your Own Voices 3.5 Stage 5 – Improving Communication 3.6 Stage 6 – Falling in Love Again 3.7 Review – 10 Ideas to Remember… Plus One Appendices ADHD Diagnostic Criteria Resources Footnotes