anahavana
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Post by anahavana on Jan 3, 2017 12:16:23 GMT
Hi there everyone, My partner has ADHD and regularly attends the London support group which he gets a lot out of. I have attended with him but there were no other partners and, whilst I know partners are welcome, not many seem to come along. I thought it might be a nice idea to set up a separate support group specifically for partners. I know I for one sometimes feel it would be great to chat to someone who has the same or similar challenges that I do in my relationship and to share advice on how to support our partners and ourselves - as well as maybe making a new friend or two! Is this something anyone in the London area might like to attend? I've set up a Facebook group so if you are interested in meeting up for a coffee and a chat you can join Partners of adults with ADHD HERE.Thanks and let's see how this goes!
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Post by Tracy Boyle on Jan 13, 2017 10:24:24 GMT
Hello I think my partner has ADD - he is undiagnosed, not particularly interested in being diagnosed but is getting help at the moment for depression.
I suspect I also might be mildly ADD (daydreamer, procrastinator, high academic achiever but never settled down into a 'career'...) , and also my son (who is dyslexic) shows some signs. I am interested in coming to the support group on 1st Feb, I've put it in my diary though it's always a bit hit and miss trying to juggle childcare etc. I just wanted to say hello in advance, incase I do make it!
Glad I found this website, feeling very low at the moment...
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Post by easilydistracted on Jan 14, 2017 0:37:11 GMT
Hi Tracey, Your post isn't visible yet, awaiting the moderators to approve it as not-spam. But rather than have it hidden the whole weekend (as often happens)... Hello I think my partner has ADD - he is undiagnosed, not particularly interested in being diagnosed but is getting help at the moment for depression. I suspect I also might be mildly ADD (daydreamer, procrastinator, high academic achiever but never settled down into a 'career'...) , and also my son (who is dyslexic) shows some signs. I am interested in coming to the support group on 1st Feb, I've put it in my diary though it's always a bit hit and miss trying to juggle childcare etc. I just wanted to say hello in advance, incase I do make it! Glad I found this website, feeling very low at the moment...
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anahavana
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Post by anahavana on Jan 16, 2017 10:51:21 GMT
Thanks for that! I was wondering why I'd not heard anything!
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TryingToBeSupportivePartner
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Post by TryingToBeSupportivePartner on Feb 12, 2017 11:11:53 GMT
Sounds like a great idea. I'd be up for meeting, although I'm not free on the first Wednesday until April.
If I join the FB group, will my friends be able to see? My bf is really private about having ADHD and doesn't really want anyone to know. He was recently diagnosed. He doesn't understand that I need support too. Every charity, article or forum seems to be about giving parents or professional carers support. Or I read about people telling non-ADHD partners to run for their life because apparently it's the only solution. I don't think that's very helpful even though I know how difficult it is living with an ADHD partner. Maybe if there was more support for us all and active guidance, we would be better/stronger at working with our partners through this. They need our support, but equally spouses definitely need support too.
So yes, what you suggest sounds like a great idea and I may see you in April.
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anahavana
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Post by anahavana on May 15, 2017 12:02:10 GMT
Hi there everyone, My partner has ADHD and regularly attends the London support group which he gets a lot out of. I have attended with him but there were no other partners and, whilst I know partners are welcome, not many seem to come along. I thought it might be a nice idea to set up a separate support group specifically for partners. I know I for one sometimes feel it would be great to chat to someone who has the same or similar challenges that I do in my relationship and to share advice on how to support our partners and ourselves - as well as maybe making a new friend or two! Is this something anyone in the London area might like to attend? I've set up a Facebook group so if you are interested in meeting up for a coffee and a chat you can join Partners of adults with ADHD HERE.Thanks and let's see how this goes! Hey everyone, we have over 20 people in our Facebook group now which is really promising. It's proving a great place for people to share how they are feeling and offer advice and links to support our ADHD partners and each other. We will be meeting on June 7th at Starbucks New Oxford Street in London if you would like to come along just click the link above to join. Just because someone mentioned it before the group is private so your Facebook friends wont see you in there, I know a lot of people (including myself) are quite private about this kind of thing.
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