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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 release of this podcast contained an error. I have fixed! Apologies!]

Here’s how ADHD couple conflicts typically develop —and become entrenched:

1. You’re several years into a relationship before discovering that one or both of you have ADHD.
2. By that time, you both have developed misinterpretations of the other’s behavior and counter-productive coping responses.
3. Not to forget: the lifelong misattributions and poor coping of the newly diagnosed ADHD partner, since childhood.
4. Entrenched assumptions and knee-jerk emotional reactions can perpetuate dysfunctional patterns—and exacerbate them over time.

Once there’s a diagnosis and maybe medication on board, it can still take enormous effort to overcome these automatic mindsets and reactions. Especially if you don’t know what they are or how to do it.

Moreover, how do you distinguish ADHD symptoms, which should respond to medication, from these entrenched poor coping responses? This is an often-overlooked essential challenge. In my long-held observation, it’s why even the best attempts at medication don’t create results folks are hoping for. It's also why therapy seldom works as well as it should.

I’ve tackled this and other essential topics for years, in my writing and in my presentations to the public and clinicians, from San Francisco to Turkey.

Now you can find ADHD couple interventions in my online training. For more information: Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle

The hard truth is this: The mental-health profession has not caught up to Adult ADHD. There are pockets of expertise but they are few and far between. Moreover, getting traction can take years, 50-minute session by session.

My program speeds your learning curve and gets you on solid ground.

In this podcast I mention another popular post/podcast:

ADHD, Empathy, and Dopamine: A Study, Book Excerpt, and Definition (blog post)

ADHD, Empathy, and Dopamine: A Study, Book Excerpt, and Definition (podcast)

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This podcast is the audio version of my latest blog post on:

1. What's happening with Concerta's authorized-generic (brand sold as a generic, by Janssen subsidiary Patriot)?
2. What about the general shortage of stimulants that started in fall 2022?
3. What can consumers do now?

To read the full post, find the links, and follow the conversation in the comments:

Janssen Quietly Ends Concerta Authorized-Generic

CLARIFICATION: Readers have asked if Janssen will continue to manufacture Concerta. This requires continuing to produce its patented delivery system, Alza's OROS.

I note in the podcast that Janssen reported plans in 2019 to continue phasing out production at its Vacaville, toward eventual closure.

Janssen continues to manufacture Concerta at its Puerto Rico plant. Perhaps it also makes the OROS capsules. I don't know. And I cannot find sources who will tell me. Consumers are always the last to know, it seems.

Now, back to this podcast content:

How is Medication Working for You or Your Loved One?

Got a feeling that your physician is missing something when it comes to prescribing or understanding your sleep challenges? You're probably right.

Therapy, tips, tricks, coaching, timers....typically go only so far. You might go further if you could first get better sleep—and better results from medication.

Take a deep dive into ADHD as a Physical Issue in Course 2 of my online program—one that is revolutionizing consumer knowledge and self-advocacy.

Sophisticated science and clinical concepts — made simple, not simplistic. And step-by-step practical.

Truly life-changing. Even life-saving. Essential. Original.

For Individuals, couples, professionals

Solve YOUR Adult ADHD Puzzle — Sleep & Medication (Course 2: Physical Strategies)

I can't wait to share this rare knowledge with you! Check out FREE Preview lessons as the course page!

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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 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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I love helping readers, listeners, and students understand the complexity of ADHD.

Solving Your Adult ADHD Puzzle — online training for Adults with ADHD and loved ones, with the option of joining regular Zoom Q&A meetings with your peers. Come join us and speed your learning curve!

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