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ADHD Coaches Organization
  ADHD Coaches Organization
    Promoting ADHD Coaches and Coaching Worldwide
Vol. 2, Issue 8 • August, 2007 nm

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President’s letter
The president looks at questions on research and how cognitive behavioral therapy is like coaching.

You keep asking about research
We keep hearing that members want more information about research on coaching. However, it seems there are several available relating to students with ADHD: Peer-based coaching , coaching interventions for college students, course specific strategies, and new directions in assessments.
We also found two studies about adults with ADHD. One on life coaching and one on quality of life for adults.

Sarah Wright spent a bunch of time digging up these research studies and she’s looking for more.

Want to know what to say to the media?
The first project undertaken by C.J. Hayden and Coaches Make A Difference Initiative (CMADI) is a PR kit that can be used by groups of coaches working together to promote coaching in their local community or market niche.

IAAC extends deadline for Charter Membership
The IAAC has extended their registration period for Charter Membership. Get the rest of the details here.

ADDA regional conferences
ADDA is running a bunch of regional conferences this fall, in the east, in the west, in the south and in central US. Get information from them here.

Listserve updates
This is the time of year we update the membership to the [Members] listserve. We’ll be adding all ACO members to this list. If you don’t want to receive the correspondence, there is info about how to unsubscribe at the bottom of each email.

Trying to join? Trouble with Paypal?
If you’ve been having trouble using paying your dues because of confusion over PayPal. We’ve added some extra instructions to the membership renewal pages and to the initial registration pages. You’ll find the info when you renew or join. If you’re still having trouble, please contact webmaster@adhdcoaches.org to see if we can figure out the problem.

Quotes by famous people
We’ve known for a long time that some famous people think coaching is an important part of a multimodal treatment plan. Check out our current list here. Send us a note if you know of others that should be included. We've included a link to that page from our home page as well.

Do you have a blog related to your ADHD coaching business?
We want to include a link to it in our newsletter blog. Please send a link to editor@adhdcoaches.org

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Board Report
The Board Report is a regular feature of Circle. Every month we fill you in on various things the board has been working on in the previous month. We invite your comments and participation. If you’ve got a question or observation, feel free to contact any member of the board. Make your voices heard!

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