You have questions about Adult ADHD? I work hard to provide answers. — Reliable answers honed over 20 years of primary research, writing books, blogging, presenting at major conferences, and leading support groups. — Preeminent ADHD experts including Russell Barkley, PhD, endorse my work. — These podcasts share readers' most popular posts from my award-winning ADHD Roller Coaster blog—the second and oldest website of any kind on Adult ADHD. — Founded in 2008. — My long-awaited online courses ...
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Breaking Out of ADHD Relationship Dysfunction—After Not Breaking a Fall
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Send us a Text Message. This podcast is the audio version of a popular post at the ADHD Roller Coaster: Breaking Out of ADHD Relationship Dysfunction—After Not Breaking A Fall In this story, I share with you some hard lessons learned. My hope is this might help you to smooth your roller coaster ride. More fun. Less whiplash! [Please note; the first…
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What's Up with Concerta and General Stimulant Shortage?
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Send us a Text Message. This podcast is the audio version of my latest blog post on: What's happening with Concerta's authorized-generic (brand sold as a generic, by Janssen subsidiary Patriot)? What about the general shortage of stimulants that started in fall 2022? What can consumers do now? To read the full post, find the links, and follow the c…
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ADHD, Empathy, & Dopamine: A Book Excerpt, Study, and Definition
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Send us a Text Message. What can a published study — and an excerpt from my first book — explain about ADHD, empathy, and the neurotransmitter dopamine? That’s what this post is all about. 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 …
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"Self-Medicating with Argument"—Meaning and Connection to ADHD
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Send us a Text Message. For many obvious reasons, ADHD-challenged relationships tend to teem with arguments and conflicts. Especially when neither partner knows ADHD is in the mix! Apart from that, why do some people with ADHD self-medicate with argument? What does that phrase even mean? I wrote about this in my first book, in 2008. Since then, we …
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Why A Support Group for the Partners of Adults with ADHD?
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Send us a Text Message. This podcast draws from a blog post at ADHD Roller Coaster. You can read the full post (and comments) here: Why A Support Group for the Partners of Adults with ADHD? excerpt: A support group for the partners of adults with ADHD? That struck many people as a strange concept in 2003, when I advanced it in the essay below. A de…
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Evidence-Based Therapy for ADHD-challenged Couples
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Send us a Text Message. Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy TM. Why create a special model for Adult ADHD-challenged couples? Why not just use standard couple therapy? Great questions. I’ll answer them, at least in part, in this podcast. · I first explained in 2008 why standard couple therapy is typically unhelpful in my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult…
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ADHD, Empathy, And "Raising a Narcissist"
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Send us a Text Message. 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 disc…
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Blindsided by the ADHD Diagnosis: One Wife's Story
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Send us a Text Message. · How can you be blindsided by an ADHD diagnosis? It’s easy. · 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 no…
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Send us a Text Message. What was your “light bulb” moment—when you discovered the possibility of Adult ADHD for yourself or your partner? 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 P…
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Adult ADHD and Sleep: Puzzling the Pieces
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Send us a Text Message. ADHD and sleep. It’s like any other ADHD-related topic: complex and variable with the individual. Nothing about ADHD is simple—or cookie-cutter. These common sleep challenges can also adversely affect marriage and relationships. Including your relationship with yourself! Learn how to discover accurate causes, not based on po…
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I Wish I'd Known Earlier About Adult ADHD—results from the ADHD Partner Survey
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Send us a Text Message. Adult ADHD was made an official diagnosis in 1994. For years before that—and years after as well—millions of people struggled without benefit of diagnosis. We humans love to solve mysteries. And when we don't have accurate explanations, we tend to create alternate narratives. Typically, this is not helpful. In this podcast, …
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Can ADHD Affect Your Sense of Smell?
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Send us a Text Message. Why learn about potential ADHD-related physical manifestations? 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…
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Did Mrs. Murphy Abuse the Stimulant Benzedrine? Or Did She Have ADHD?
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to an historical—and musical—perspective on the early stimulant Benzedrine and how its legendary misuse might have created lasting stigma around ADHD and neurostimulants. Harry “The Hipster” Gibson wrote and performed Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine in 1944. Some medical historians would place 1944 s…
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