ADD / ADHD Coaching Blog

The #1 Question I Ask Everybody

It doesn't matter whether:

• Your child has ADHD or not.
• You suspect your child has ADHD.
• You are convinced your child has ADHD.
• Friends & family think it must be ADHD.
• Or if you are starting to wonder what it is?

No matter the circumstances or events going on - I ask everyone this 1 question. 

The answers to this one question can reveal so much about who you are, who your child is, and what is really going on.

So what is that one question, you ask?

"What else might be going on?"

Surprised?  What seems like a simple enough, run of the mill question can help you in so many different ways.

Did you know the symptoms of ADHD are similar, if not exactly matching to, at least a handful of other psychological disorders, medical problems, and real life stuff?

For this very reason alone, it is so critically important that we step back and ask ourselves this one question.

Think about this for a little while...and think of what you might be able to come up with?

Next time, I'll talk a little bit more about why this one simple little question can mean the difference between being diagnosed with ADHD and not being diagnosed with ADHD.

Rory F. Stern, PsyD
Tips, tools, strategies, & support.

PS - Your comments are encouraged and welcomed.

Parenting Children Of ADHD

You come in my office or I see you in the waiting room, and you are completely exhausted.  Your hair is a mess, your face is flush, and you can barely keep your head up.  It's only 4PM, and you look as if you have been awake for 2 days.  Maybe, just maybe, you have been.

Being a parent is tough enough, but parenting a child with ADHD can add just a little extra spice to your day - the kind of spice that can leave your mouth on fire for days on end.

It's hard enough trying to keep up with the day-to-day demands of meeting deadlines, and getting things done at work.  Yet, your day never ends...  There's never a moment's rest, and you are constantly putting out fires.

Where does my life end?

And where does her life begin?

Can I just have one afternoon to myself? 

One afternoon, with no call from school, and no outbursts through the door - spilling into the living room.

Let's face it.  Most parents of children with ADHD (and this includes children of all ages, because it never ends) are left out to hang and dry by themselves.

Mounting pressure from teachers...  Treatment meetings...  Trips to the psychiatrist...  And almost every where you go, it just builds up.

You never know what will happen next.

If this describes you - or comes close - you are not alone.  Together, we are going to be spending quite a bit of time talking about parenting and ADHD.

I want to invite you to roll up your sleeves, and sit down with me to really address what parenting your ADHD child really involves.  We are going to look past the behaviors - the finger pointing, and the name calling.  We need to address the root cause of what is happening to each and every one of us.

But most of all, we need to hear solutions that work for us.

Rory F. Stern, PsyD
Tips, tools, strategies, & support.

Self-Coaching and ADHD

Would you like to learn more about ADHD and Self-Coaching? In the Audio Class "Coach Your Self to Success", Nancy Ratey will teach you about her Self-Coaching Model for Adults with ADHD. You can listen to "Coach Your Self to Success" and dozens of other ADHD related Audio Classes by subscribing the ADD Audio Library.

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Free TeleSeminar for Mixed ADHD Couples

On Wednesday January 30th ADHD Coaches Carrie Greene and Aaron Feliciano are offering the Free Teleseminar "Help for Mixed ADHD Couples" through ADDClasses.com This teleseminar will introduce mixed ADHD couples (one partner with, and one without, ADHD) to ideas and strategies that will support them in having a happy and successful relationship. Registered participants can call in using a telephone or listen live over the internet.

Sign up now>>>

How to become an ADHD Coach

Since I mentioned on my blog that I am now a Senior Certified ADHD Coach I have been getting people contacting me asking me how to become an ADHD Coach. The truth is that there is not just one way to become an ADHD Coach. The most popular way is to go through an ADHD Coach training program. The ADHD Coaches Organization has a listing of ADHD Coach Training programs. From there I suggest researching the programs to find out which ones best fit your needs. I know that the ADD Coach Academy offers free introductory teleclasses about how to become an ADD Coach too.

Tara McGillicuddy, SCAC

Adult ADD BootCamp Starts Feb 7

By popular demand ADDClasses.com has brought back the program "Adult ADD BootCamp - Organized and in Control". The next session begins on Thursday Feb 7, at 9:00 pm EST.

The regular cost of the Adult ADD BootCamp is $247! If you sign up by 1/17/08 you pay only $147 saving $100.

Sign up now at http://www.adultaddbootcamp.com.

We have had a lot of requests for this program and space is limited! Make sure you sign up now to get a spot!!

ADD Book Club Starts Monday

This a reminder that the first ADD Book Club call of 2008 will be on Monday January 7th at 9:00 pm EST. During the month of January the ADD ADD Book Club will be discussing the book Odd One Out. The ADD Book Club is a great resource to connect with other adults who also have ADHD and learn better ways to manage your ADHD.

Each week during the month of January the ADD Book Club Coach will lead a discussion about the book Odd One Out and go over simple strategies for living more effectively with ADHD. In between the weekly calls ADD Book Club members also have the opportunity to receive support from each other through the ADD Book Club forum.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to start off 2008 by learning better ways to manage your ADHD!

Sign up NOW for the ADD Book Club at http://www.addbookclub.com!

ADDA Is Accepting Proposals For the 13th Annual Conference

The Attention Deficit Disorder Association's 13th Annual Conference is scheduled for July 10-13 in Minneapolis!

Have you considered submitting a proposal to present at this year's conference?

The ADDA Conference Committee is specifically seeking proposals on the following topics:

•   Health and wellness
•   Medical management
•   Science and research
•   Basics of AD/HD assessment and treatment
•   Non AD/HD spouses
•   Families with multiple AD/HD members
•   Relationships
•   Career choices
•   Workplace strategies
•   College issues and educational strategies
•   Daily living skills
•   Money and time management
•   Organizational strategies
•   Women's and men's issues
•   Technology tools and tips
•   Coaching
•   National Awareness Day

The deadline for proposals is January 14. More info can be found here.

As many of you know, the Annual ADDA Conferences are educational, inspirational, and FUN! I can't wait until July, and I hope to see many of you there!

The Attention Deficit Disorder Association's 13th Annual Conference is scheduled for July 10-13 in Minneapolis!

Have you considered submitting a proposal to present at this year's conference?

The ADDA Conference Committee is specifically seeking proposals on the following topics:

•   Health and wellness
•   Medical management
•   Science and research
•   Basics of AD/HD assessment and treatment
•   Non AD/HD spouses
•   Families with multiple AD/HD members
•   Relationships
•   Career choices
•   Workplace strategies
•   College issues and educational strategies
•   Daily living skills
•   Money and time management
•   Organizational strategies
•   Women's and men's issues
•   Technology tools and tips
•   Coaching
•   National Awareness Day

The deadline for proposals is January 14. More info can be found here.

As many of you know, the Annual ADDA Conferences are educational, inspirational, and FUN! I can't wait until July, and I hope to see many of you there!