ADHD Inside Out

ADHD Inside Out Coaching helps clients to understand ADHD properly and to respond to ADHD in productive and strength based ways by addressing these two critical problems that exist in the world of ADHD...

ADHD Inside Out Coaching helps you thrive in whatever opportunity comes your way by providing an accurate understanding of ADHD, and by helping you create personalized strength based tools and strategies that respond to your specific needs and circumstances.

Coaching Helps You Understand ADHD

Coaching is very conversational, but often includes some aspects of education about ADHD related topics when appropriate. This is especially true near the beginning of the coaching experience.
The “educational” part of conversations can be further minimized by taking advantage of the Personal Learning options available elsewhere on this website where you can learn to understand ADHD and the ADHD Inside Out Framework for yourself.
The phrase “ADHD Inside Out” hints at the fact that ADHD should be understood as an “inside out” issue, where internal brain functions do not always support external actions. ADHD is NOT an “outside in” issue, where information from the outside world cannot be taken into the mind. 

Coaching Helps You Respond to ADHD

Because ADHD is an Inside Out issue, ADHD Inside Out Coaching always considers unique ADHD factors, such as:

• internal intentions are not always reflected by external actions
  • making a good plan ("knowing what to do”) does not mean the person with ADHD will be able to act upon the plan (“doing what they know”)
• internal challenges can be addressed with external strategies
  • ADHD strategies must always include external mechanisms that overcome any ADHD specific considerations (eg. poor memory, attention control, transitions, etc,)
• improving internal dialogue and an awareness of authentic inner resources can alleviate difficulties with external performance
  • negative self-talk is unavoidable with ADHD, as the "outside in” social responses from the world around impact the way the person with ADHD views themselves, how they view the world around them, and especially, how they view themselves within the world around them
  • an accurate understanding of ADHD provides validation to the person with ADHD as they begin to see their unique ADHD differences as brain functions that provide challenges in some situations, and advantages in other situations
  • strategies provide a pathway for individuals with ADHD to thrive by playing to their strengths, while also addressing their challenges.

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FAQ

How long are Coaching appointments?

Coaching Conversations are usually 45 minutes long on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, and continue until the individual feels capable of self-coaching. After a few appointments, clients often reduce the duration of Coaching Conversations to 30 minutes for check-ins or for discussing very specific topics.

What would typical goals of Coaching be? 

The most common Coaching Goals of the client, include:

• IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY (planning, organizing, and executing plans, etc) 
• REDUCING STRESS (relationships, workload, overwhelming schedules/expectations, emotional regulation, etc); 
• SENSE OF SELF (confidence, empathy, advocacy, autonomy, etc)

Everyone has specific situations of course, but those are the three most common categories that clients initially target as areas for improvement.

What is the ADHD Inside Out approach for Coaching someone with ADHD?

It would be easy to conclude that ADHD Coaching is about helping someone to get rid of their ADHD symptoms; nothing could be further from the truth. 
Reducing ADHD symptoms is what almost everyone in the world of ADHD is already doing, and that approach won’t, can’t and shouldn’t work… as Module 1 of the Framework videos explains.
ADHD Inside Out Coaching focuses on pursuing success rather than avoiding failure. It helps a client thrive in life by leveraging personal strengths together with ADHD strengths. This requires some understanding of what those strengths are of course. 
Your Coach will help guide conversations that unveil personal strengths, while building an understanding of unique ADHD strengths that may increase success.
ADHD symptoms will be reduced, but only as a by-product of this strength based approach.

How long do you typically work with someone to see change happen?

Change usually takes place right from the start. 
This begins with a change in perspective and hopefulness, and quickly becomes changes in action, behaviour, and energy as the client begins to gain momentum from the Inside Out. 
The total duration of a coach/client relationship very open ended. 
About 30% of clients would feel 4-6 sessions is adequate to “get going”, often connecting again later, when life throws them a curve. 
The bulk of my client base would continue with a 6 hour package following those initial 4-6 sessions. 
About 10% probably continue on after that; often reducing to 30 minute check-ins, or some other reduced intensity.

Should the Personal Learning option come before ADHD Coaching?

Any of the Personal Learning options can be experienced as you begin Coaching.
The required 45 minute video introducing the ADHD Inside Out Framework will provide enough basic information for clients to begin working with an ADHD Inside Out Coach, but your Coach will spend more time in your conversations catching you up to speed with the Framework as time goes by.
If you want to get a better Coaching head start, the Dip Your Toes option in the Personal Learning track will give you a much better understanding of ADHD as well as the Framework that your Coach will be working from. It’s only a 3 hour commitment and comes with reference material that will be helpful in Coaching Conversations. You could easily view these videos without delaying your Coaching experience.

Contact Dan
coach@adhdinsideout.com