How to make a relationship work with ADHD? By practicing patience, forgiveness, understanding, and communication — and by knowing when to step in or step back. Here, learn about the secrets to a strong ADHD relationship, straight from our readers.
“We look forward to snuggling up at the end of the day and sharing through ‘story time.’ Touch is our main ‘love language,’ so snuggles and handholding are automatic connection points for us. If one of us pulls away because of worry or anger, we’ve found that a back rub can help the other relax and calm down.
My brain doesn’t work the same way as my partner’s, so I’m bad at guessing, and need things to be verbalized. I find some ‘simple’ tasks hard to do, so I need to speak up if I need different accommodations to do things.
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