Around the turn of the century ADHD Coaching burst onto the scene as a treatment for ADHD. Unlike therapy which is non-directive, coaching is by it´s very nature directive. Coaching combined with appropriate medication enables major changes to the current way of life to be made. To make considerable and sustainable changes the other 6 components of our Basic ADHD Treatment Wheel should be implemented.
Coaching is working with what is presented and changing behaviour to what is desirable and agreed with the client.
I have developed an Impairments Assessment which provides the coach with scores over 20 different categories of behaviour. Using the profile resulting from the assessment I develop a coaching programme to bring about the changes.
This graph has been anonymised but shows clearly on the right the impact of the ADHD issues which are reflected on the left.
It is very rare that a "100%" score is attained. This "steeple profile" with plunging lows and climbing highs usually indicated a person who is working very hard to "correct" aspects of their ADHD behaviour.
It also indicates just how complex ADHD can be and difficult making behaviour changes are.
Illustration Graphic by Dave Pughe-Parry
Print Edition is long since sold out, the revised pdf version available soon
I have been coaching people with ADHD for 20-plus years, and I know that they either have lots of money or hardly any.
