A review by hadewygh
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps by Melissa Orlov

5.0

A helpful book to understand the effects that a partner with ADHD can have on the relationship. It explains really well how ADHD symptoms effect both partners. It gives a good idea how to deal better with those symptoms and a step by step plan to improve the relationship. It touches all parts of the relationship, from doing the dishes to sex. I liked that the ineffective thoughts and the feelings of both partners are explained and for me it was eye opening that there are patterns in relationships that are impacted by ADHD. For instance a lot of non-ADHD partners develop anger towards the other because they take on too many responsibilities and get overburdened. Dealing with this anger gets a lot of attention in the book. The book could have been a little shorter for me because I found some parts a bit repetitive, although not much compared to other self help books I have read. I also got a little tired of all the bullet point lists. I would highly recommend the book to be read by both partners in the relationship and discuss it together.