ADHD Education
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Your Child Isn’t Defiant — His Skills Are Lagging (2882)
ADHD Education
“If he could, he would.” Children with ADHD don’t always act rudely or awkwardly on purpose — sometimes, they simply lack the executive function skills to keep up with confusing social norms and fast-paced conversations. Here’s how parents can reframe these social challenges and better bolster weak skills.
by Caroline Maguire, PCC, M.Ed., Director of ADDCA's ADHD Coaching for Families program
Originally published in ADDitude Magazine.
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Reach Your Potential with Adult ADHD (3812)
Originally posted on WebMDADHD Education
The symptoms of ADHD can sound like a list of traits you’d rather avoid: Disorganization. Restlessness. Struggling to stay on topic and get tasks done.
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What to Do When Other Adults Suggest Your Child Has ADHD (1302)
ADHD Education
How to respond to others who express genuine concern, sarcastic comments or judgmental words.
This is an important article to read so you can be ready for the ignorance that usually accompanies negative words about undiagnosed ADHD behavior. They simply don't understand and need to be educated by well-trained ADHD coaches. Caroline Maguire, PCC, ACCG, and Director of ADDCA's Fundamentals of ADHD Coaching for Families Course , has some wonderful suggestions for specific language you can use to diffuse the condescending remarks made by those who think they know ADHD.
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Put Strategies into Action (826)
ADHD Education
Teach Executive Function by Simulating the Experience
There is no shortage of techniques, cues, and strategies for each family to try with a child or teenager with ADHD. But when all is said and done, parents are often left frustrated and confused as to why their child carries around the ring attached to their book bag with the series of laminated strategy cards that never see the light of day. Those cards that were so creatively done and took endless hours to make just collect dust and are never used.
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Review of ADHD Entrepreneurial Research (1763)
David GiwercADHD Education | David Giwerc | Research
This is the first in a series of two blog posts discussing and reviewing
Entrepreneurship and psychological disorders: How ADHD can be productively harnessed
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10 Ways To Manage Adult ADHD—From People Who Are Living With It (3285)
By Lauren Cahn, Reader’s DigestADHD Education | Coaches in Action
ADDCA coaches Caroline Maguire, ACCG, PCC, Cary Colleran, AAC Mindy Schwartz, AAC Keith Griffin, AAC were recently featured in a Reader's Digest online article.
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How to Manage Play Dates and Other Social Outings When Your Child Has ADHD (905)
ADDCA In The News | ADHD Education
An excellent article featuring ADDCA's Director of Family Training, Caroline Maguire, ACCG, PCC, M. ED, appeared on July 14th on the US News and World Report website. It is very informative with great strategies for those coaches who are working with families who have ADHD kids. It is also a great resource for parents to help with establishing play dates and with a few of their child's social skill challenges."
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ADDentifiers: ADHD Distinctions (929)
ADHD Education
ADDentifiers or ADHD Distinctions are words that seem similar in meaning but when articulated identify the shifts the ADHDer is missing.
ADDentifiers describe the lower level of functioning and encourage the client to move up to the next level of ADDentification.
Some examples are below.
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How are Certification, Credentialing, & Accreditation Different? (Accreditation Matters Series: Part 4/4) (3306)
ADHD Education | Coach Training
To recap our first 3 articles in the series:
- Anyone can call themselves an ADHD coach regardless of their training and qualifications
- The preeminent governing bodies in the coaching profession, ICF, PAAC, develop standards that accredited coach training programs must meet
- ADHD coaches need special training in both the ICF life coaching competencies and the ADHD Coaching competencies (PAAC), plus an understanding of the ADHD brain and other specialty areas related to executive functions.
Now we will talk about the different types of ICF and PAAC certification.
When looking for a quality ADHD coach or ADHD coach training program, it’s important to remember two things:
- Quality coach training programs are accredited (by ICF and PAAC)
- Individual coaches apply for certification as a credentialed professional coach (from the accredited program and/or ICF and PAAC).
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Tulane’s Academic Success Center Team Wins Tulane University Award (1483)
ADHD Education | Coaches in Action
The Academic Success Center team at Tulane University, led by ADDCA graduate Michele Oelking, AAC, was recently awarded the President's Staff Excellence Award.
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