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	<title>Charting the ADHD Roller Coaster's Thrills and Spills &#187; What Does ADHD &#8220;Look Like&#8221;?</title>
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	<description>Findings from a survey querying the partners of adults with ADHD</description>
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		<title>TotallyADD But &#8220;In Denial&#8221;? Try Humor!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult ADHD Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you living with an &#8220;in-denial&#8221; adult with ADHD?  Try humor. For starters, check out this short video featuring Canadian writer/director/actor Rick Green and maybe share it with your partner. Then both of you can (I hope) have a laugh.

In case you didn&#8217;t figure it out, Rick has ADHD. And guess what? Ava Green, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adult ADHD Diagnosis, &#8220;Sleep Issues,&#8221; and Sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Practical Strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those new to ADHD Partner blog and unfamiliar with my other two blogs, I&#8217;d like to point you to several helpful posts. After 10 years of moderating the online ADHD Partner group (an international free online group for the partners of adults with ADHD), I know these are &#8220;hot topics&#8221; and are bound to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arguments, Conflict as &#8220;Self-Medication&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About the Book]]></category>
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&#8220;Too much fighting&#8221; was a top reason for leaving the relationship, according to ADHD Partner respondents who had either divorced or separated from or who had stopped dating a partner with (untreated) ADHD.  I&#8217;ll post that survey data soon, but given my recent experience at the farmer&#8217;s market (&#8220;Knowing the Facts Makes You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So You Think You Can Text &#8212; and Drive?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your ADHD Partner overconfident about his or her ability to watch the road while texting? How about suggesting a spin behind this stimulator for some objective feedback.
(Note: Women with ADHD seem to be much safer drivers than the men with ADHD, according to online partners&#8217; group members, anyway. Perhaps that&#8217;s a research-worthy topic!)
Gauging Your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Adult ADHD “Look Like”?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Pera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you’ve heard that people with ADHD are &#8220;creative&#8221; or &#8220;risk-taking&#8221; or &#8220;extroverted.” The truth is, people with ADHD are individuals. Yes, the estimated 10 to 20 million of these adults in the U.S. alone have distinct personalities, talents, backgrounds, and attitudes. And, like everyone else, they don’t fit neatly into a box. 
Still, there’s [...]]]></description>
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