When your adult clients with ADHD struggle to follow through on treatment plans, or when ADHD strains a couple’s intimacy and communication, you need strategies that work in real-world practice. Ari Tuckman has spent more than 25 years translating ADHD science into practical tools that help clinicians support adults, couples, and families navigating attention challenges, executive function gaps, and relationship friction.
Dr. Tuckman is the author of five books on ADHD, including ADHD After Dark (2019) and The ADHD Productivity Manual (2024), and was inducted into the CHADD Hall of Fame in 2023 for his contributions to the field. His work has reached audiences on CNN and National Public Radio and has been cited in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe. He hosts the podcast More Attention, Less Deficit, which has delivered over 600 episodes and more than two million downloads to clinicians and families worldwide.
In his West Chester, Pennsylvania, private practice, Dr. Tuckman works with adults living with ADHD, as well as couples and families affected by attention and executive function challenges. His clinical focus spans ADHD diagnosis and treatment, executive function coaching, couples therapy, and sex therapy – particularly how ADHD shapes intimacy, desire, and relationship dynamics. He also writes the Sex Matters blog on PsychologyToday.com, where he explores the intersection of ADHD and sexuality in accessible, stigma-free language.
Dr. Tuckman’s teaching emphasises psychoeducation and skill-building that clinicians can apply immediately. He has delivered more than 350 presentations to professionals and the public across the United States and internationally in Sweden, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, England, Spain, Denmark, Canada, and Iceland. He has served as conference committee co-chair for CHADD’s annual International Conference on ADHD and regularly leads full-day continuing education seminars and Ask the Expert webinars.
His approach is grounded in helping clients understand their brains first, then build systems that match how ADHD brains actually work, rather than fighting against them. Whether you’re refining your assessment protocols, coaching clients on productivity, or helping couples navigate ADHD-related conflict, Dr. Tuckman’s frameworks offer clear, evidence-informed steps you can teach and adapt.
For clinicians, his courses and materials provide concrete intervention strategies, scripts for psychoeducation, and tools to address the executive function deficits that undermine treatment gains. You’ll learn how to support clients in managing time, organising tasks, sustaining attention, and regulating emotions – and how to help couples repair trust and intimacy when one or both partners have ADHD.
Dr. Tuckman has also served as vice president of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), as a board member of CHADD, and as a facilitator for adult and teen ADHD support groups in Northern Virginia and Chester County, Pennsylvania. His advocacy work earned him CHADD Northern Virginia’s Professional of the Year award in 2005. He contributes regularly to ADDitude Magazine and Attention Magazine, keeping the ADHD clinical community informed on emerging research and practical innovations.
Qualifications
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Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Certified Sex Therapist (CST)
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Licensed psychologist in private practice
Selected Books
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The ADHD Productivity Manual (2024)
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ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship (2019)
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Understand Your Brain, Get More Done: The ADHD Executive Functions Workbook (2012)
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More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD (2009)
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Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical, Easy-to-Use Guide for Clinicians (2007)
Teaching & Roles
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Conference committee co-chair, CHADD International Conference on ADHD
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Former vice president, Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
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Former board member, CHADD
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Frequent international speaker (350+ presentations across nine countries)
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Faculty, Coach Approach Training Institute
Explore Dr. Tuckman’s course to gain practical, research-backed strategies that help your ADHD clients – and the couples and families who support them – build focus, follow-through, and healthier relationships.