ADHD Specialist Certificate

The Level II ADHD Specialist Certificate builds on the Level I Certificate of Study in ADHD.

An ICD subscriber who has earned the Level II ADHD Specialist Certificate has completed at least twelve hours of education focused on working with the population affected by ADHD, in addition to six hours of general education in Chronic Disorganization. They have read a minimum of four books related to ADHD and passed an exam based on that reading.

The requirements of this certificate are

  • Current ICD Premium subscriber.
  • Received the Certificate of Study in ADHD.
  • Complete the required readings:
    • ICD Guide to CD for Professional Organizers by ICD
      – Pages 16-23 – What is ADHD?
      – Pages 25-26 – What is Executive Function?
      – Pages 113-115 – ADHD Coaching
      – Pages 204-210 – Clients With ADHD
      – Pages 307-310 – ADHD Resources
    • ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg & Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, Brunner Routledge, 2016.
    • More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD by Ari Tuckman, PhD, 2009.
    • Delivered from Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. & John J. Ratey, M.D, 2009.
    • Smart but Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD by Thomas E. Brown, PhD, 2014.
    • Website – CHADD – http://www.chadd.org/Understanding-ADHD/About-ADHD.asp

Enroll in the Level II ADHD Specialist Certificate and pay the fee.
• Access and complete the six required classes in the ICD® Vault.
• Access and pass the ADHD exam in the ICD® Vault.

Upon completion of the classes and passing of the exam, your certificate will be automatically available in your transcript in the ICD® Vault.