(Updated December 5, 2007)

The newsletter of ACO, AD/HD Coaches Organization, Inc., the world’s first professional organization dedicated to AD/HD Coaching, will be published monthly. It is the goal of the publication to support ACO’s mission:

First and foremost: AD/HD Coaches are coaches. We endorse and accept the coaching paradigm of the International Coach Federation (ICF). In addition to meeting all requirements and qualifications of a coach as defined within that paradigm, AD/HD Coaches have specific training and expertise in coaching individuals and groups with AD/HD.

The goal of this publication is to be a useful and comprehensive publication with articles, interviews with AD/HD professionals, book and website reviews.

Types of content: We use feature articles as well as monthly columns. We cover the topics of interest or of use to coaches who work with people with AD/HD.

Getting published in this publication: We accept unsolicited manuscripts, but prefer that you first send a query. Send queries by e-mail to editor@adhdcoaches.org Include a brief description of your story idea, the approach you plan to take and why it would be valuable information to our readers.

Simultaneous submissions and reprints: We will consider both but request that you let us know when you have submitted an article to another publication or when the article has been published elsewhere.

Copyrights: this publication publishes original articles and reprints, as allowed. ACO holds all copyrights to original work. Authors maintain the right to distribute copies of their work. Please let us know when you wish to use an article. We will supply permission language which includes contact information for ACO.
In addition, ACO may use these published articles on their website: www.adhdcoaches.org
Payment: this publication is the newsletter of ACO, a fully volunteer organization. At this time we can not pay for material.

Deadlines for submission

For information about future deadlines and themes, please email editor@adhdcoaches.org

General Topics for Consideration:

We are looking for articles and stories that have to do with all facets of coaching people with AD/HD or with running and AD/HD coaching practice. These pieces may include issues such as:

• Marketing
• Ethics
• Book reviews
• Interviews with professionals in the field
• Research updates
• Treatment
• Medication updates

There is no limit to the number of articles you can submit, although we do ask that you submit them separately.

Most articles are about 500 words each. Feature articles can be up to 1200 words. Please be sure that you are clear about the expected length of your article. Few authors are pleased with severe editing for length by editors.

In certain circumstances, longer versions of this publication’s articles may be published on the web.

All contributors must be the original author, at least 18 years of age and hold copyright on their submission.

Format

All correspondence should be directed to the Editor by email: editor@adhdcoaches.org

Please note the following numbers 1-4 carefully: Submissions received not in the prescribed form will be returned for the author’s adjustments.

1. Each article MUST include a 100 word abstract as well as the full article. The shorter form will be included in the electronically distributed version of the newsletter. The full article will be available on line. The abstract should be included in the body of the email. The full article should be submitted as an attached Word document (.doc) or as a text only file (.txt).
2. Name the file with YOUR last name first and another word or two to describe the article. (e.g., Smith memory retention.doc)
3. Include a header with your complete name, mailing address, phone/fax, and email address with each submission. Please submit work single spaced with no extra space before paragraphs and no lines between paragraphs. Use indents to mark them.
4. Style comments:
   ACO is committed to the highest levels of professionalism. Therefore, please use the AD/HD rather than ADD.
   Under no circumstances will we publish any articles using the terms “ADDers” or “ADHDer.”
   Articles should not be written in the royal first person plural. While sometimes “we” is appropriate, do not suppose that WE are the same.
5. ACO uses the APA style guide for copy editing.
6. If you have something in mind but have not yet written the article, please send a query or a note with your idea. That way the editorial staff can determine what to do with the completed work and can appropriately bug you about getting the article finished.
7. About the Author: Please include a one- to two- sentence biography of yourself that will appear at the end of your article. This should not exceed 50 words. Include contact information if you would like.
8. If your piece has been previously published or submitted to another publication, we need to know that. It might not preclude publication in this publication , but we want to know.
9. Book Authors — If you have a book you would like reviewed in this publication , please submit the request to editor@adhdcoaches.org
10. Book Reviews must be less than 500 words.
11. Please ensure all quotations in your submission are accurate and credited correctly. If you are using statistics, ensure they are correct. If you got information from a web site, please let us know when you checked it.
12. For all quoted or attributed material, please indicate the primary source of the quote or attribution. This need not necessarily be part of the article but we want to keep the information on file.
13. Consider a list of resources to compliment the article. The list may include print and cyber sources such as e-newsletters and websites.

The Fine Print:

The Editor shall solicit original articles that will be of interest and importance to those dealing with coaching people with AD/HD. Determination of appropriateness of submissions is at the discretion of the Editor. Wherever controversial matter requires additional judgment, the decisions of the Executive Board will be final. Editor is responsible for receiving all articles, editing as appropriate and submitting to graphic designer. Editor will oversee issues related to ads and distribution of complimentary issues.