TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA
Section 1 Considerations When Searching for a Coach . . . . 19
CHAPTER 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to Find an ADHD Coach
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Why Accreditation and Credentialing Matters
David Giwerc, MCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ethics of ADHD Coaching: Why Should You Care About ADHD
Coaching Ethics?
Barbara Luther, MA, MCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Becoming an Educated Consumer About Research: ADHD Coaching
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ADHD Coaching Outcomes: What Does the Research Say?
Elizabeth Ahmann, ScD, RN, PCC, NBC-HWC Micah Saviet, BS, CNA
Lisa Joy Tuttle, MA, BCC, CSS
Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ADHD Medication Treatment and Coaching
Laurie Dupar, PCC
Section 2 Coaching with Different ADHD Populations . . . . . 119
Chapter 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Coaching For Adults With ADHD
Paul O’Connor, MCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Coaching Adults with ADHD: Overcoming ADHD Challenges,
Turning Liabilities into Strengths
Jan Bavea, CMC, ACC
CHAPTER 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Women with ADHD - Unleash Your Power (and end the shame)
Linda Roggli PCC
CHAPTER 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Parent Coaching: Parent Coaching is Treatment for Kids
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC
CHAPTER 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
ADHD Family Coaching: A Community Affair
Roya Kravetz, PCC, BCC, CPE
CHAPTER 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Someone, Please Help My Child! The Value of ADHD Coaching
to Support the Young Child
Robin Nordmeyer, CLC
CHAPTER 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Coaching Teens with ADHD
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
College Student Coaching: Supporting the Transition to College
Christina Fabrey, MEd, PCC, BCC
CHAPTER 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
College Student Coaching: Keys to Success
Paula Altschul, MN, PCC
CHAPTER 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
ADHD and Relationship Coaching
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
Section 3 Special Topics in ADHD Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
CHAPTER 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Executive Functions Coaching: Getting Things Done
Diane McLean, MEd, PCC
CHAPTER 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Connecting ADHD and Wellness: Building a Healthy
Foundation
Liz Brown, PCC, CACP
CHAPTER 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
ADHD: Your Secret Entrepreneurial Superpower
Nora I . Misiolek, PhD, PCC
CHAPTER 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Bullet-Proofing Your Job with Workplace ADHD Coaching
Linda Walker, PCC
CHAPTER 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Building Resilience: Positive Psychology and ADHD Coaching
Alan R . Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
APPENDIX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
ICF Core Competencies
APPENDIX 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
PAAC Professional ADHD Coaching Competencies
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA
Section 1 Considerations When Searching for a Coach . . . . 19
CHAPTER 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to Find an ADHD Coach
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Why Accreditation and Credentialing Matters
David Giwerc, MCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ethics of ADHD Coaching: Why Should You Care About ADHD
Coaching Ethics?
Barbara Luther, MA, MCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Becoming an Educated Consumer About Research: ADHD Coaching
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ADHD Coaching Outcomes: What Does the Research Say?
Elizabeth Ahmann, ScD, RN, PCC, NBC-HWC Micah Saviet, BS, CNA
Lisa Joy Tuttle, MA, BCC, CSS
Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ADHD Medication Treatment and Coaching
Laurie Dupar, PCC
Section 2 Coaching with Different ADHD Populations . . . . . 119
Chapter 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Coaching For Adults With ADHD
Paul O’Connor, MCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Coaching Adults with ADHD: Overcoming ADHD Challenges,
Turning Liabilities into Strengths
Jan Bavea, CMC, ACC
CHAPTER 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Women with ADHD - Unleash Your Power (and end the shame)
Linda Roggli PCC
CHAPTER 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Parent Coaching: Parent Coaching is Treatment for Kids
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC
CHAPTER 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
ADHD Family Coaching: A Community Affair
Roya Kravetz, PCC, BCC, CPE
CHAPTER 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Someone, Please Help My Child! The Value of ADHD Coaching
to Support the Young Child
Robin Nordmeyer, CLC
CHAPTER 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Coaching Teens with ADHD
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
CHAPTER 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
College Student Coaching: Supporting the Transition to College
Christina Fabrey, MEd, PCC, BCC
CHAPTER 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
College Student Coaching: Keys to Success
Paula Altschul, MN, PCC
CHAPTER 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
ADHD and Relationship Coaching
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
Section 3 Special Topics in ADHD Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
CHAPTER 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Executive Functions Coaching: Getting Things Done
Diane McLean, MEd, PCC
CHAPTER 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Connecting ADHD and Wellness: Building a Healthy
Foundation
Liz Brown, PCC, CACP
CHAPTER 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
ADHD: Your Secret Entrepreneurial Superpower
Nora I . Misiolek, PhD, PCC
CHAPTER 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Bullet-Proofing Your Job with Workplace ADHD Coaching
Linda Walker, PCC
CHAPTER 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Building Resilience: Positive Psychology and ADHD Coaching
Alan R . Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC
APPENDIX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
ICF Core Competencies
APPENDIX 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
PAAC Professional ADHD Coaching Competencies