The International ADHD Coach Training Center is a coach-training program that prepares its graduates to confidently coach persons with ADHD and create coaching businesses that are profitable and sustainable. Laurie Dupar established the International ADHD Coach Training Center in 2015 with the goal of preparing coaches to work competently and confidently with a broad spectrum of individuals, families, and groups living with ADHD. Upon completion of the International ADHD Coach Training Center graduates will have earned a Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC) designation and be well on their way to meeting the credentialing application requirements for the International Coach Federation (ICF) .
It's easy to focus on the negatives and problems that living with ADHD causes. But there's a whole other side of ADHD that gets forgotten or overlooked...the positive attributes and strengths of people with ADHD! This book tells about real-life stories and examples about 32 of the benefits of having ADHD. There are many more, but this is a great start! Find out: How you can access your inner entertainment center...and never suffer the perils of boredom again! How one student tapped into the abundant creativity & resourcefulness of ADHD to wow her instructor & win an A in class (& how you can do the same at work or school)! How the often frowned-on practice of "multi-tasking" can be the secret weapon to massive productivity for a person with ADHD
Compilation of short tips and strategies contributed through the ADHD Awareness Book Project, by ADHD experts, coaches, and professionals who work with ADHD clients or people who have had experience with ADHD.
"Managing ADHD in Adulthood: Strategies for Success in Work, Relationships, and Life" is an empowering and comprehensive guide designed to help adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) navigate the unique challenges they face while unlocking their full potential. ADHD doesn’t disappear in adulthood; it evolves, affecting various aspects of life including work, relationships, personal growth, and emotional well-being. This book provides practical, actionable strategies to not only manage ADHD symptoms but also to thrive in daily life. Packed with research-backed insights and real-life success stories, this book dives deep into the specific challenges of living with ADHD as an adult. It offers a blend of practical tools and inspiring advice to help readers transform the way they approach their work, relationships, and life goals. The book serves as a roadmap to help adults with ADHD better understand their condition and implement strategies that foster organization, emotional regulation, and personal fulfillment. Key Features of the Book: Tailored Time Management and Organizational Strategies: Learn how to effectively manage time, reduce procrastination, and stay organized using simple, structured systems that work with your ADHD brain. Discover how to break down tasks into manageable steps, prioritize what matters most, and overcome common ADHD-related obstacles such as overwhelm and distraction. Holistic Approaches to ADHD: Explore natural and alternative treatments like nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, and lifestyle adjustments that can complement traditional ADHD therapies. This book guides readers through dietary interventions, exercise routines, and mindfulness practices that support brain health and emotional balance. Strengthening Relationships: Relationships can be deeply impacted by ADHD, but they can also be strengthened with the right tools. The book delves into communication techniques, emotional regulation strategies, and boundary-setting practices that enhance romantic partnerships, friendships, and family dynamics. Learn how to build meaningful connections and manage ADHD’s effect on intimacy, social interactions, and emotional responses. Navigating Life Transitions: Whether starting a new job, becoming a parent, or aging with ADHD, life transitions can be especially challenging. The book offers specific strategies for handling major changes, from adjusting to new career demands to juggling parenting responsibilities and preparing for the unique challenges of aging with ADHD. Emotional Regulation and Mental Health: ADHD often brings with it emotional highs and lows, impulsivity, and sensitivity to rejection. Learn how to manage mood swings, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation with self-care practices, mindfulness techniques, and proven therapy options such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction. Long-Term Goal Setting and Success: ADHD doesn’t have to stand in the way of your personal or professional aspirations. Discover how to set and achieve long-term goals, sustain motivation, and track progress. The book provides concrete tools to help you build routines, maintain momentum, and celebrate small wins on the path to larger successes. With expert advice and a compassionate tone, "Managing ADHD in Adulthood: Strategies for Success in Work, Relationships, and Life" is a must-read for adults living with ADHD, as well as their families, friends, and partners. This guide empowers readers to embrace their ADHD and leverage their unique strengths to create a more fulfilling, organized, and successful life. Through a combination of practical strategies, inspiring real-life stories, and the latest research on ADHD, this book equips readers to turn their challenges into opportunities for personal growth, achievement, and lifelong success.
People with ADHD often struggle with time management, staying organized, maintaining relationships, and other life skills. Professional coaching can help them overcome these obstacles and regain confidence in their own problem-solving abilities. This book is an A-Z guide for mental health professionals who want to develop or expand their ADHD Coaching skills. Drawing on over a decade of research and clinical work with ADHD clients, Frances Prevatt and Abigail Levrini have established an empirically-based model for ADHD Coaching. Their approach uses elements of cognitive behavioral theory and psycho-education to target executive functioning deficits, and focuses on clients' key impairments.This book describes the underlying principles as well as the nuts and bolts of ADHD Coaching. Step-by-step details for gathering information, conducting the intake, establishing goals and objectives, and working through all stages of coaching are included, along with helpful forms and a detailed list of additional resources. The practicalities of setting up a practice, as well as professional issues are covered, and five richly detailed case studies illustrate how to help adults, college students, and adolescents who present with a variety of ADHD symptoms.
Over 100,000 Copies Sold! Organizing books fall short of addressing the unique needs of adults with ADD. They fail to understand the clinical picture of ADD and how it impacts the organizing process often making their advice irrelevant or frustrating when put into application. Books about ADD may address organization/disorganization but do so in a cursory fashion and on a very small scale in what are usually long books on the subject. This is a book that has ADD-Friendly advice with the ADDer in mind. This collaboration brings forth the best underlying understanding with the most effective and practical remedy from ADD experts in two important fields -- professional organization and clinical psychology. Finally, it offers organizing advice that ranges from self-help to utilizing the help of non-professionals, to using professional assistance. Thus it permits the reader to decide where they are at personally in the organizing process, and what level of support will be most beneficial to their unique situation.
"In Aspertools you will discover everything you need to understand your loved one, student, co-worker, or friend, whose brain might be 'a little different.' This is the first book to offer simple tools, action plans, and resources to deal with neurodiverse conditions such as Asperger's or any of the other neurological, psychological, or learning disability labels applied to individuals"--Provided by publisher.
Parents of kids and teens with ADD or ADHD often struggle with the myths and stigma surrounding their child''s condition. This book has a clinical and scientific background with a positive, strength based approach to bring you 7 simple steps to succeed with ADD. Dr. Handelman shares that there is not always a deficit in attention with ADD, rather there are differences. As he writes: " One of the themes of this book is to take your child''s deficits and turn them into differences, and then turn those differences into strengths." -back cover-
Unveiling a powerful and proven methodology for teens and young adults with ADHD, this guidebook offers complete instruction for professionals and parents on what ADHD coaching for young people is and how it can dramatically improve the lives of the afflicted. A groundbreaking approach, this handbook discusses powerful intervention practices to help youths with ADHD break through barriers and succeed in their lives. The thorough, hands-on guidance makes for an ideal resource for all individuals interested in learning more about coaching young people with ADHD--including life coaches interested in expanding their practices to a new market; academic tutors and personal organizers wondering if they would like to become trained as an ADHD coach; and therapists, psychiatrists, and pediatricians confused about what ADHD coaches do.
