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ADHD Experts Podcast

460- ADHD and Sex: Building Focus and Attention for Intimacy

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Hallowell, Adhd, Mental Health, 504, Add, Iep, Deficit, Additude, Medication, Disorder, Attention, Health & Fitness

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Sex therapist Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA, and Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D., discuss how ADHD can take a toll on your sex life and relationship, common flashpoints, how ADHD treatment helps, and other strategies couples can use to improve intimacy and trust.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude Magazine.

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Hello everyone, I'm Carol Fleck and on behalf of the Attitude Team, I'm pleased to welcome

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you to today's ADHD Experts presentation titled ADHD and Sex, Building Focus and Attention

0:29.0

for Intimacy. Leading today's presentation are Drs. Ari Tuckman and Stephanie Sargis. Dr.

0:36.6

Tuckman is a psychologist and sex therapist based in Westchester, Pennsylvania. He is the

0:42.4

author of four books, including ADHD, ADHD After Dark, Better Sex Life, Better Relationship

0:49.6

and Host of the Podcast, More Attention Less Deficit. He also serves as co-chair of the

0:55.6

Chad Conference Committee. Dr. Sargis is a psychotherapist, a licensed and board-certified

1:02.1

mental health counselor and a Florida Supreme Court certified family and civil mediator based

1:08.1

in Tampa. She's the host of the Talking Brains Podcast and author of numerous books, including

1:14.5

healing from toxic relationships. Today's webinar will address barriers to intimacy and how

1:21.2

to manage different sex drives among couples as well as other issues that affect relationships

1:26.7

touched by ADHD. We'll also share insights from Dr. Tuckman's survey of ADHD adults and

1:34.2

their non-ADHD spouses. We'd like to begin today's webinar by asking this poll question

1:40.9

to our live audience. What are you looking to improve on when it comes to sex and intimacy

1:46.6

in your relationship? Please select your answers and comment in the text box under the video

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player to tell us more. For answers to common webinar questions about slides, transcripts

1:59.2

and certificates of attendance, click on the FAQ tab of your webinar screen. If you're

2:05.8

listening in Replayer Podcast mode, visit attitudemag.com and search podcast number 460 to

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access the webinar resources. If you support the work we're doing here at Attitude to strengthen

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the ADHD community, we encourage you to visit attitudemag.com, slash subscribe and sign

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up for Attitude Magazine. Our summer issue is full of great advice from experts, including

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