Executive Function Specialist
Question about executive function coaching for adult ADHD partners.
Husband (55, dx) is currently taking Guanfacine and Wellbutrin. He says he feels like they help, but I don't see a difference in his behavior. He's unmotivated, forgetful, careless, and I'm kind of burned out having to take care of the majority of household and financial responsibilities.
I asked him to see an executive function specialist along with a psychiatrist to straighten out the med situation. He declined the psychiatrist for a handful of reasons, including "what if they want me to stop smoking pot," "what if they try to put me on a drug I don't want to take," and "I'm already doing a lot to try to improve my situation and can't handle one more thing." On that last point, he's really not. He is taking the meds and seeing a regular therapist, but not doing his therapy "homework" like exercising and meditating. He spends most of his time on reddit, tbh.
I'm wondering if I can expect any improvement from the executive function specialist alone. The way I see it, not much will change if the brain chemistry is still off. He can learn a bunch of skills to get stuff done, but if he doesn't have the internal motivation to actually use them, what's the point?
Wondering what others' experiences with executive function specialists has been like.