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How to address relationship neglect when your partner blames their ADHD

My ADHD partner hyperfocuses on their video games and ignores me for hours and when I try to talk about it they say I'm attacking their neurodivergence and I don't know what's fair anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The legitimate need for accommodations can be confused with avoidance of relationship responsibilities, making it difficult to distinguish between neurological difference and behavioral choice.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.