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College Students with ADHD Benefit From Coaching

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During the past year-and-a-half, I have had the opportunity to serve as a Research Assistant at Wayne State University.  The research team studied the effects of coaching for college students with ADHD.  The study was funded by the Edge Foundation and the research team included Dr. Sharon Field Hoffman, Dr. David Parker and Dr. Shlomo Sawilowsky.  I am grateful to have learned so much from this esteemed group of researchers.  The study is the first large-scale, national study to look at the benefits of ADHD Coaching.  It was conducted with 127 participants who were randomly assigned to receive coaching or to be part of a comparison group.

Our research results were announced at the CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) conference in Atlanta, Georgia on November 12, 2010.  I encourage you to read the Executive Summary and final report on the Edge Foundation’s website.

A few highlights of the study include:

  • ADHD coaching according to the Edge Foundation model is effective in assisting students to improve their self-regulation, study skills and will.
  • Students who participated in the study built confidence, improved time management and organization skills, and improved their approach to learning.
  • Qualitative interviews showed that coaching helped students to set more effective goals and to reach them in more efficient and through less stressful means.

While I was not personally a coach during this study, I have been trained in the same model used at the Edge Foundation by Jodi Sleeper-Triplett of JST Coaching, LLC and am so pleased to see positive results from this highly rigorous study.  I encourage you to read more about the results of the study and let me know your comments and questions.

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Prioritizing Helps with ADHD

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ADHD can make it difficult to prioritize.  If a task is important, but not interesting, it can be difficult to make it a top priority.  Read on for suggestions on ways to improve your prioritization skills!

If you have ADHD, I recommend that you commit to spending 5 minutes each day making a quick plan.  Once each week, spend 10 or 15 minutes.  If this is a task you dislike, set a timer so you know you’ll be free when the buzzer sounds!

When planning your week and day, make sure you are working towards your top priorities.  Ask yourself a few questions regarding each meeting, task or other assignment to help you decide what are the highest priorities in a given day or week…

  • How will this task or meeting move me towards my goals?
  • Is this task or meeting important?
  • Does this task feel important just because it is urgent?
  • Is there another way for this task to get accomplished?

If you commit to asking yourself these questions for at least 3 weeks, experience tells me that you’ll see a positive change in your prioritization skills. Are you ready to commit?  Leave us a comment and let us know your plans!

PS – We have an exciting call coming up on Monday, June 14, 2010.  Turmoil to Tranquility:  Tools for Increased Productivity.  Register today to make sure you don’t miss out on the call or the recording!

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6 ADHD Coaching Strategies: The recording is here!

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Last week, I offered a teleclass to share 6 ADHD Coaching Strategies. So many people ask me how ADHD coaching works that I wanted to share some strategies to illustrate some of the strategies I use as an ADHD Coach.

If you were not able to listen to the teleclass, I hope you’ll have some time to listen to the recording of Recording: 6 Strategies to Apply ADHD Coaching Techniques.

I shared the following strategies that you can apply to your work, family and personal goals:

  1. Ask Insightful Questions:  For more information, check out my post titled Ask Insightful Questions – Just Like a Coach!
  2. Practice Active Listening
  3. Focus on what works for YOU
  4. Build in accountability for yourself
  5. Build structure into your daily life
  6. Plan – even if only for a few minutes each day.

After you have a chance to listen to the call, leave us a comment with your feedback.  Hope you enjoy it!

Recording: 6 Strategies to Apply ADHD Coaching Techniques

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FREE Teleclass: 6 Strategies to Apply ADHD Coaching Techniques

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So many people ask me how ADHD coaching works that I have decided to offer a free teleclass on the topic. I hope you can join me as I share 6 strategies that you can use to apply ADHD coaching techniques.

The call will be held on Wednesday, April 14th at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. Register today with the form to the left. I will cover how the ADHD coaching process works and how you can apply the techniques in your everyday life. Are you someone who

* struggles with time management?
* could use a new approach to getting organized?
* has ADHD and wants a new resource?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please sign up on the form to the left and join us April 14th! I’ll see you on the call!

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Breaking Down Your Barriers to Success: Implementation

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Over the last couple of days I have talked about identifying the barriers to your success and brainstorming solutions.  Those are great first steps.  Today, we talk about implementation.  How are you going to move forward?  I would like to share a few ideas to help you implement your solutions more effectively.

  • Just start!  Don’t wait for your solution to feel perfect – you just might wait forever.
  • Commit to work the solution you select for at least 21 days.
  • Take a small step each day if you are concerned about being overwhelmed.
  • Remind yourself each day why it is important to overcome this barrier.
  • Find an accountability partner – a coach or friend can help you stay on track!

When are you going to implement your solution?  Leave a comment with your solutions, questions and inspirations!

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