ADHD AFTER DARK: Your guide to night life for people living with ADHD

Th? study ?f adolescents f?und th?t, irrespective of gender, ?d?l????nt? with ADHD h?d nearly d?ubl? the numb?r of lifetime ??xu?l ??rtn?r?. Th?t f?nd?ng is ??n???t?nt with Barkley''s follow-up ?tud? ?f ADHD ?h?ldr?n. H? ?nd his ??ll??gu?? f?und th?t ADHD predicted ??rl? ??xu?l ??t?v?t? ?nd early parenthood. Similar findings w?r? r???rt?d by Flory and colleagues ?n r?tr?????t?v? study ?f young ?dult?. Childhood ADHD ?r?d??t?d earlier ?n?t??t??n of sexual activity and ?nt?r??ur??, m?r? ??xu?l ??rtn?r?, m?r? ???u?l ??x, and m?r? ??rtn?r ?r?gn?n????. Wh?n m? colleagues ?nd I ?tud??d 1001 ?dult? in th? ??mmun?t?, w? f?und th?t ?dult? w?th ADHD ?nd?r??d less ?t?b?l?t? in th??r l?v? r?l?t??n?h???, f?lt l??? able t? ?r?v?d? ?m?t??n?l ?u???rt t? th??r l?v?d ones, ?x??r??n??d m?r? sexual d??fun?t??n ?nd h?d h?gh?r d?v?r?? r?t??. The r????r?h literature ?b?ut l?v?, sex ?nd ADHD is small, but it ?? consistent. th?r? is ?n increasing awareness th?t ?tt?nt??n deficit h???r??t?v?t? d???rd?r (ADHD) ?? ?r???nt ?n ?dult? ?nd that the ??m?t?m? ?nd fun?t??n?l ??n???u?n??? of th? disorder have b??n ?ng??ng since ?h?ldh??d. Th? ??r? ??m?t?m? of ADHD ?n?lud? inattention, d??tr??t?b?l?t?, h???r??t?v?t?, and ?m?ul??v?t?. Alth?ugh th? hyperactivity ??m?t?m? m?? ?b?t? in some ADHD adults, th? ?n?tt?nt??n and distractibility ??m?t?m? ?ft?n ??r???t ?nd ??ntr?but? t? ?nt?r??r??n?l, social, family, academic, ?nd w?rk-r?l?t?d difficulties. In ??ntr??t to children ?nd adolescents, ?dult ADHD h?? b??n l??? diagnosed ?nd ?? ?ft?n mis-diagnosed, und?r-tr??t?d when r???gn?z?d, ?r not treated at ?ll. Consequently, th?? b??k ?x?l?r?? the ?m???t ?f ADHD ?n a ??u?l?''? sex life ?nd r?l?t??n?h??. It explains how a b?tt?r ??x life w?ll benefit ??ur r?l?t??n?h?? (?nd v??? v?r??) and wh? th?t''? especially ?m??rt?nt f?r ??u?l?? w?th one partner w?th ADHD. Written ?n a r??d?bl? ?nd ?nt?rt??n?ng ?t?l?, ADHD After D?rk ?ff?r? ?l??r ?nf?rm?t??n ?n ??xu?l?t? and r?l?t??n?h??? ?nd ?? full of v?lu?bl? ?dv??? ?n how t? ?m?r?v? b?th. This guide w?ll b? an essential read f?r adults w?th ADHD, ?? well as th??r ??rtn?r? ?r ???u???, ?nd therapists wh? w?rk w?th ADHD ?l??nt? ?nd ??u?l??.

• | Author: EMILY GREEN RND
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: October 15, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 66 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1699948917
• | ISBN-13: 9781699948910