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Sara Pascoe made to take ADHD test LIVE. Husband disagrees with result!! - Sara Pascoe & Steen Raskopoulos

Jul 22, 2024
Comedian Sara Pascoe takes an ADHD test live with husband Steen Raskopoulos. They discuss ADHD traits, benefits of diagnosis, attracting neurodivergent people, managing rejection, and navigating comedy relationships. Topics include grieving process, family dynamics, and ADHD in the comedy community.
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INSIGHT

Executive Load Fuels Relationship Tension

  • Living with someone undiagnosed creates chronic resentments because one partner carries many executive tasks.
  • Sara and Steen describe how household chores and prompts produce friction until framed as support rather than nagging.
ADVICE

Reframe Reminders As Helpful Prompts

  • Stop calling reminders 'nagging' and reframe them as helpful prompts that enable tasks to complete.
  • Use explicit signals like 'this isn't criticism' to reduce defensive reactions when reminding a partner.
ANECDOTE

The Never-Empty Washing Machine

  • Steen routinely starts laundry but never unloads the machine, leaving clothes to rot.
  • Sara recounts many half-done chores like towels disappearing mid-journey in the house.
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