ADHD in Love and Bed: Treating Couples When One Partner Has ADHD
February 28, 2020 @ 3:30 am - 7:00 am
ADHD in Love and Bed: Treating Couples When One Partner Has ADHD
Friday, February 28, 2020
Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm
Presented By: Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., CST
PCOM 4170 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131
Evans Hall 334
3.0 CE Credits
Adults with ADHD are over-represented in therapy offices, especially couples therapy, because of the
many ways that it can impact relationship functioning. We will begin with a more useful conceptualization of ADHD which will guide how to work with couples to negotiate their differences and create more sustainable agreements. We will then discuss how ADHD can impact a couple’s sex life and why coupes who have additional struggles by day can benefit all the more from the benefits of a good connection at night. Lessons will be drawn from the presenter’s original research into relationship and sexual satisfaction for couples with one ADHD partner.
Objectives:
1. Describe how specific executive functions impact clients with ADHD.
2. Explain the many ways that ADHD can impact both partners in a couple and the common dynamics that ensue.
3. Apply a differentiation model to help these couples resolve their differences and work better together.
4. Explain what the research tells us about the differences between the most and least happy couples with one ADHD partner and apply it to practice.
5. Integrate a deeper understanding of ADHD, relationship dynamics, and sexuality to work more effectively with these clients to improve both their relationship and sex life.
Dr. Ari Tuckman is a psychologist and certified sex therapist specializing in ADHD, in private practice in West Chester, PA. He is the author of four books, including his most recent book, “ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship” which is the first to explore how ADHD impacts not only a couple’s relationship, but also their sex life. He has given more than 400 presentations and interviews, across America and in nine other countries. He is the co-chair of the CHADD conference committee.
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