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The ADD Exam (required for the Level II ADD Specialist Certificate) is held three times a year, at the ICD conference, the NAPO conference and the POC conference.
Qualifying Requirements
The ADD Exam is open only to ICD subscribers. Upcoming candidates for ADD Specialist may take the ADD Exam provided they have received their Level II CD Specialist Certificate, taken the Basic ADD Issues Teleclass within the last two years, and read the required reading material.
ADD Exam Components
The ADD Exam consists of 25 multiple-choice questions based on the required reading material. The required reading is focused on ADD-related issues as they relate to CD clients. Attendance at the Study Sessions is optional. See ADD Study Session section below.
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg & Kathleen Nadeau, PH.D., Brunner Routledge, 2002. (Buy it on Amazon)
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. & John J. Ratey, M.D, 1995
Chapters 1 through 5 only (Buy it on Amazon)
Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults by Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, September, 2005. (Buy it on Amazon)
More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD by Ari Tuckman, PhD. 2009. (Buy it on Amazon)
Fidget to Focus by Roland Rotz, PhD and Sarah D Wright, M.S., A.C.T. iUniverse, 2005. (Buy it at Amazon)
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Reservations
Click here to find out the exam dates, times, locations and to register
Fees
The fee to take the ADD Exam is $132.00. Those passing the exam will receive a Certificate of Passing. This document is required for completion of the ADD Specialist Certificate.
Study Sessions
The study sessions are online for the ADD exam.
In-Person study sessions will be offered at the annual ICD Conference.
Post-Exam Requirements and Applications
The ADD Specialist Certificate will be granted provided the specific application requirements are met within three years of passing the ADD Exam. These include earning a Level II CD Specialist Certificate, earning the Level I Basic Understanding of ADD Issues with the CD Client Certificate and taking an additional six ADD teleclasses from the ICD.