We often hear how unrecognized or untreated ADHD affects adults who have it. But what about the partners who live with them—especially when symptoms go unmanaged for years? 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 finall...
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We often hear how unrecognized or untreated ADHD affects adults who have it. But what about the partners who live with them—especially when symptoms go unmanaged for years? 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 finall...
Why A Support Group for the Partners of Adults with ADHD?
Gina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller Coaster
17 minutes
3 years ago
Why A Support Group for the Partners of Adults with ADHD?
Send us a text 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 decade later, the need still remains puzzling to some—angering to others. That includes some mental-health professionals—even tho...
Gina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller Coaster
We often hear how unrecognized or untreated ADHD affects adults who have it. But what about the partners who live with them—especially when symptoms go unmanaged for years? 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 finall...
