In this episode, I (Gina Pera) share a critical post from the ADHD Roller Coaster blog, spotlighting the hidden emotional, physical, and psychological toll that poorly managed ADHD can take on partners. I revisit my groundbreaking ADHD Partner Survey from 2004–2006 and connect those findings to a new 2025 study that finally validates what thousands of partners have long reported: chronic stress, depression, anxiety, and a declining quality of life.

We’ll explore:

• How ADHD-driven behaviors erode partner well-being over time
• Why early coping strategies often backfire
• What the latest research says—and why it matters now more than ever
• How to move from silent suffering to strategic action

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s “you” or “the relationship,” this episode is for you. Because when ADHD is in the mix, understanding what’s really going on is the first step toward healing—for both of you.

🔗  Read the blog post version:

🔗 Visit ADHDRollerCoaster.org
for related resources, blog posts, and details on my training and discussion groups.

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Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

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 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

I also explain why getting these basics in place can be a complete game-changer—not just for the individual with ADHD but for the whole household.

💡 Highlights include:
 • Why optimizing sleep is harder—but more critical—with ADHD
 • The overlooked science of stimulant medications (and why results vary so much)
 • How ADHD disrupts appetite regulation, nutrition, and even hydration
 • Why movement—not necessarily exercise—is an essential piece of the puzzle

This is part of my ongoing series based on my self-paced online training, Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle. Specifically: the second of four “corner pieces” that support everything else.

🎧 Listen now and share with anyone trying to find steadier footing in daily life with ADHD.

🧩 Learn more about the full course:
 https://GinaPera.ADHDsuccessTraining.com

🔗 Full blog post version:
 https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-medication/adhd-physical-strategies-podcast/

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

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Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

In this episode of the ADHD Roller Coaster, Adult ADHD author and expert Gina Pera explore what she calls ADHD Retirement Syndrome. I

The sudden loss of external structure, purpose, and identity can turn what’s supposed to be the “Golden Years” into something far more chaotic, especially when ADHD goes undiagnosed or poorly managed.

You’ll hear real-life examples of how ADHD can quietly derail retirement plans—and what you can do to prevent or turn around the slide. Whether you're retired, approaching retirement, or supporting a loved one through the transition, this episode offers key insights and strategies.

Here is the original podcast: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/tools-and-strategies/healing-adhd-retirement-syndrome/

Mentioned in this episode:

📘 Blog post: Is It Alzheimer's Disease—or ADHD?
https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-and-aging/is-it-alzheimers-disease-or-adhd/

🎙️ Podcast episode on ADHD & aging: The End Game with Don Akchin
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-17-diagnosed-with-adhd-at-37-and-now-she-writes-the-book-on-it--56984993

🎓 Online training: Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle: Practical Supports
https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/course-3-practical-supports

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

Whether you’ve considered taking a med break—or just want to better understand the role medication plays in managing ADHD—this episode unpacks the nuances with clarity and compassion.

🌀 Read Katy’s full post: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-medications/adhd-drug-holiday/

 🎢 Related episode: Our Lost Weekend Without ADHD Meds https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-medications/weekend-without-adhd-meds/

🔍 Remember: Ask questions. Demand better. ADHD is never one-size-fits-all.

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

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Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

You’ll learn:

• Why teamwork—not independence—is essential for ADHD relationship success
• How to stop blaming and start troubleshooting
• What “chicken-or-egg” dynamics could be sabotaging progress
• How physical ADHD-related issues (like sleep or coordination) may be silently eroding your connection
• Why self-education and self-advocacy can unlock lasting change—faster than you think

Whether you’re the partner with ADHD or the one without, these five tips can help you move from chaos to clarity—and start working together instead of falling apart.

📚 Related resources:

• Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? by Gina Pera:  https://amzn.to/41Pc51k
• ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy: Clinical Interventions (with Arthur Robin, PhD): https://amzn.to/422uKFx

Thanks for listening—and don’t forget to subscribe, review, and share this episode.

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Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

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Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

🧠 Gina was among the first in the field to speak publicly about potential ADHD-related intimacy challenges.

 
 She first tackled this topic in her groundbreaking book Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?—and later expanded it in her short book Adult ADHD and Sex: What You Need to Know (That Sex Therapists Cannot Tell You).

She also contributed a chapter on the subject in the clinical guide written with Dr. Arthur Robin in ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy: Clinical Interventions.

📖 Related links mentioned in the episode:

• Blog post: ADHD and Sex: Post-Orgasm Irritability, Sadness, Jerkiness
  https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-and-relationships/adhd-post-orgasm-irritability-jerkiness/
• Book:  Is It You, Me, or Adult ADHD?                                https://amzn.to/422Hg84
• Book:  Adult ADHD and Sex: What You Need to Know https://amzn.to/3QR3chj
• Clinical Guide: Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy
  https://amzn.to/3Y0B2UT

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

Drawing from her in-depth blog post, Gina unpacks the science, the real-world consequences, and why many prescribers—and even patients—miss the bigger picture. You’ll learn:

• How sleep apnea often flies under the radar in ADHD adults
• Why antidepressants can worsen sleep apnea and cognitive symptoms
• Why “treatment-resistant depression” might really be “misdiagnosed ADHD with unrecognized sleep apnea”
• The importance of understanding how physical health influences ADHD symptoms—and medication response

This episode is for anyone navigating the ADHD treatment maze—or supporting someone who is—and wants to avoid costly missteps.

📝 Read the full blog post, including links to research:
Antidepressants, ADHD & Sleep Apnea: The Overlooked Risks

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Recommended for:
Adults with ADHD, partners and loved ones, clinicians, and anyone struggling with confusing or incomplete treatment results.

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

Why the common advice to “just express your feelings” often backfires—especially when ADHD is in the mix.

📝 Read the full post here:
 Why Telling Your ADHD Partner “You’re Hurting Me” Isn’t Helping
https://adhdrollercoaster.org/tools-and-strategies/why-telling-your-adhd-partner-youre-hurting-me-isnt-helping/

We’re told that honesty and vulnerability improve relationships. But when your ADHD partner is struggling with poor self-regulation and self-awareness, your heartfelt message may not land the way you hope. It might even make things worse—for both of you.

In this episode, I unpack:

• Why “you hurt me” may feel accusatory—even if it’s meant to be vulnerable
• How shame, ADHD-related defensiveness, and poor memory processing can sabotage communication
• The problem with therapy that leans too heavily on expressing hurt, without understanding ADHD dynamics
• More productive, empathy-building approaches that support real change

These aren’t just opinions—they’re insights drawn from years of working with couples affected by ADHD, plus deep dives into clinical evidence.

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

Just thinking about getting an ADHD diagnosis as an adult can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? Who can you trust? In this episode, I walk you step by step through what a thorough, evidence-based Adult ADHD evaluation should look like—and why it matters.

📝 Read the full post here:
 The Adult ADHD Diagnosis: How Is It Made?
https://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics-about-adult-adhd/the-adult-adhd-diagnosis-how-is-it-made/

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why a diagnosis is more than just a path to medication
• What the DSM-5 criteria actually say—and what they miss
• What a skilled clinician should ask and observe during an evaluation
• Why ADHD is often missed in women—and how to better assess it
• How misdiagnosis with depression or anxiety leads to poor outcomes
• What to ask when choosing a professional to evaluate or treat ADHD
• How to avoid common pitfalls—and self-advocate with confidence

This episode is essential listening for adults considering an ADHD evaluation—or for anyone supporting a partner, friend, or loved one on that path.

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

• Constantly trying harder—but falling short
• Wondering why life seems harder than it should be
• Living with a quiet but relentless sense of failure
• Receiving constant feedback that "You're not good enough"

Whether you're living with ADHD or love someone who is, this first-person account offers a rare window into the lived experience.

📝 Read the full post here:
 When Adult ADHD Feels Like Not Being Good Enough
https://adhdrollercoaster.org/essays/when-adult-adhd-feels-like-not-being-good-enough/

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

📝 Read the full post here:
 Cyclothymia and ADHD: A Risk Factor—or Misdiagnosis?
https://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics-about-adult-adhd/cyclothymia-and-adhd-a-risk-factor-or-misdiagnosis/

In this episode, I explore the risks of misdiagnosis and the fallout from confusing mood instability with core ADHD traits. Many individuals with ADHD are misdiagnosed with mood disorders—and prescribed medications that may worsen their symptoms.

You’ll learn:

• What Cyclothymia is—and how it differs from Bipolar Disorder
• Why ADHD-related emotional dysregulation is not the same as mood cycling
• How misdiagnosis can delay proper ADHD treatment
• Why getting the diagnosis right is essential before starting medication
• What research and clinical observation tell us—and what the DSM doesn’t

This information is especially important for adults newly exploring a diagnosis and clinicians who want to avoid common pitfalls.

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

"Breaking Out of ADHD Relationship Dysfunction—After Not Breaking a Fall"

 Read the full post here: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/breaking-out-of-adhd-relationship-dysfunction/

In this episode, I share a personal story that reveals hard-earned insights about ADHD, relationships, and what it takes to break out of long-standing patterns. My hope is that it helps smooth your ride—more fun, less whiplash.

Here’s what we cover:

• How ADHD relationship patterns become entrenched—often before diagnosis
• Why distorted assumptions and poor coping responses develop on both sides
• How to distinguish ADHD symptoms from these ingrained behaviors
• Why even good medication or therapy may not produce results—unless you understand this

These are issues I’ve tackled in my writing and presentations around the world—from San Francisco to Turkey.

Related episode:
 ADHD, Empathy, and Dopamine – Podcast: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-and-relationships/empathy-dopamine-and-adhd-a-study-book-excerpt-and-definition/

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

• What’s going on with the Concerta authorized-generic (the brand-name product sold as a generic by Patriot, a Janssen subsidiary)?
• What’s the status of the ADHD stimulant shortage that began in late 2022?
• Most importantly: What can you do now to protect your treatment and advocate for yourself or your loved one?

Read the full post here:
 Janssen Quietly Ends Concerta Authorized-Generic
https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-medications/janssen-quietly-ends-concerta-authorized-generic/

The post includes important clarifications, links, and reader comments.

Quick clarification mentioned in the podcast:
Many readers have asked: Will Janssen continue manufacturing Concerta?
Janssen is still producing Concerta at its Puerto Rico facility—but questions remain about its continued use of the OROS technology (Alza’s patented delivery system). Janssen began phasing out its California production site in 2019, but details are scarce. Consumers are often the last to know. Janssen does not return my phone calls or answer emails.

Is Medication Working for You or Your Loved One?
If you suspect your prescriber is missing key factors—especially around medication options beyond Concerta, Adderall, or Vyvanse—you’re likely right.

Tips, tricks, and therapy are often not enough. Sometimes, real progress starts with understanding how physical health affects ADHD symptoms and medication response.

🎓 Take a deep dive into ADHD as a physical condition in Course 2 of my online training program:
 Solve Your Adult ADHD Puzzle – Course 2: Physical Strategies
Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/course-2-physical-strategies

This course focuses on:

• Sleep
• Medication
• Nutrition
• Exercise
• And more

Sophisticated science—made practical.
 Step-by-step. Life-changing. Even life-saving.

Perfect for individuals, couples, and professionals.

🆓 Preview free lessons at the course page above!

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

I started noticing a remarkable phenomenon 20 years ago. That is, stimulant medication, which targets dopamine, enhances empathy (or at least the ability to act on empathy) for many adults with ADHD. How is this possible?

You can read this popular blogpost (and the comments!) here:  ADHD, Empathy, & Dopamine: A Book Excerpt, Study, and Definition

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

A decade later, the need still remains puzzling to some—angering to others. That includes some mental-health professionals—even those with high-level adult ADHD expertise. That must change.

Whatever happens to the adults with ADHD also affects loved ones—spouses, parents, siblings, and so forth. They need validation and education on elevating their lives, too.

By the way, ADHD Partner Group is still going strong, internationally. After 20 years, I've moved it to a modestly price group with a lot more features, including access to Zoom meetings with your peers.

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

·     I first explained in 2008 why standard couple therapy is typically unhelpful in my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult ADHD, including a chapter called “Why the Wrong Therapy is Worse Than No Therapy.”    This book is as relevant today as it was then.

·     My second book  is Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy: Clinical Interventions, published in 2016.  

·     It is the first and only clinical guide presenting a couple-therapy model based on the evidence—that is, a careful and flexible merging of what works for Adult ADHD and what works for couple therapy.

About my co-author: Arthur L. Robin, PhD, has long helped individuals and couples affected by ADHD. His strategies are battle-tested. In his primary occupation, from which he is now retired, he trained psychologists working at a children’s hospital. Both his ADHD expertise and skill as an educator shine through our model’s interventions..

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·      Read the original blog post of this podcast here:  Q&A with the Experts: Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy - TM

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

• ADHD symptoms can interfere with innate empathy—not to mention empathic actions. 
• When Taylor J had children, she vowed not to be like her parents: narcissistic.  
• She and her husband—both late-diagnosed—had tried to "teach empathy" to their oldest child, but the lessons never took. Or did they?  Listen and find out! 
• In the discussion around "drugging children", what gets lost?  Science and compassion.      
• You can read the post here: ADHD and Lacking Empathy: Was I Raising A Narcissist?  https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd-and-relationships/adhd-and-lacking-empathy-was-i-raising-a-narcissist/

In addition to elevating lives, my goal is elevating the standard of care, with therapy and prescribing.   We just cannot accept the standard slap-dash approach one day longer. 

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

·      Our culture has alternate explanations for virtually all ADHD-related challenges—e.g. depression, anxiety, and trauma.  Even in this 21st Century, the mental health profession has not caught up to the science. 

·      When we finally learn, we are shocked: Why did we not know this before?

·      How many relationships are imperiled by unrecognized ADHD?  Maybe in the millions, just in North America. 

·      No matter how many “and then my spouse was finally diagnosed” stories I hear, each one moves me—and motivates me to keep beating the drum.

·      This guest post comes from a woman named Claudia. I met her via a friend who is an Evangelical Christian—and who beats the Adult ADHD drum loudly in her community.  Follow Christian Janeway on Twitter:  @XianJaneway

·      My friend tells me that many church friends have found themselves and their marriages in dire straits because 1) ADHD has gone undiagnosed, and 2) their church teachings call for wives to submit to and support their husbands. 

·      Cultural situations of all kinds can add another layer of invisibility to the presence of ADHD.

·      You can read the post here: Blindsided by ADHD Diagnosis: One Wife’s Story

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💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

 In this podcast, I share results from the ADHD Partner Survey—the most comprehensive study of Adult ADHD lifestyle issues, particularly as regards relationships. 

The survey question was:  “How Did You Learn Your Partner Might Have ADHD?” (read the original post at that link)

ADHD Roller Coaster podcasts share the audio version of the most popular posts at my blog: ADHD Roller Coaster,  the longest-running website of any kind on Adult ADHD (since 2008). 

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My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

Harry “The Hipster” Gibson wrote and performed Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine in 1944.     

Some medical historians  would place 1944 smack in the middle of the “amphetamine epidemic” in the U.S.. (It happened elsewhere, too. In the UK, a 1960 study of retail prescriptions showed 3% were for amphetamines.).   

Click on this ADHD Roller Coaster blog post to watch the vintage video gem (classic animation by Max Flesicher, song written and performed by Gibson).     

My online training is here—and providing Adults with ADHD and their loved ones the education and support they need—but is almost impossible to find.   

Thanks for listening!  Gina Pera, Adult ADHD Author and Educator
About Gina.   
 

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READY TO GO DEEPER — AND ACTUALLY MAKE PROGRESS?

💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

   Because, I believe, it helps us to move beyond seeing ADHD as simply about "focus" and "distractibility." 

   When my  husband, whose ADHD late-diagnosis inspired my work 20 years ago, seemed unable to detect a powerful scent, I started sleuthing.  

   Could this, too, be related to ADHD—or something else entirely?

   You can read the original post here: Can ADHD Affect Your Sense of Smell?  

 Thanks for listening!

Gina

Send Gina a text!

READY TO GO DEEPER — AND ACTUALLY MAKE PROGRESS?

💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

Gina Pera, Adult ADHD Author and Educator
About Gina

Send Gina a text!

READY TO GO DEEPER — AND ACTUALLY MAKE PROGRESS?

💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/
 

Send Gina a text!

READY TO GO DEEPER — AND ACTUALLY MAKE PROGRESS?

💬 I love helping you better understand the complexity of ADHD as it applies to you, not a stereotype!

My online training program walks you through everything step-by-step:

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle
For adults with ADHD and their partners. Includes expert video lessons and optional peer Q&A Zooms.

 Learn more: https://ginapera.adhdsuccesstraining.com/

Podcast listener discount: Use code POD15 at checkout for 15% off any course.

Thanks for listening!
 —Gina Pera

🔗 About My Work: https://adhdrollercoaster.org/about-gina-pera/