Neurodiverse coaching, which may also be called neurodiversity-informed coaching, is a form of personal or professional coaching that I do to support people who have been diagnosed with neurodivergent conditions. These include ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s, and other neurological differences.
I have decades of experience doing this very exact work, beginning with the personal experience of raising a daughter suffering from autism. With patience, undivided attention, and nurturing via insights learned along the way, she is now a thriving young adult with a successful career of her own.
The coaching work that I do focuses on these key areas:
- Understanding individual strengths and challenges (executive function, sensory needs, communication styles, focus centers, etc).
- Helping my clients and their parents build strategies for work, study, relationships, and life skills. This sets up a path to safety, stability and longevity that provides profound enrichment for everyone involved.
- Encouraging self-advocacy and self-acceptance via confidence-building strategies that are founded on insights unique to each case.
- Collaborating with clients in ways that align with their sensory processing styles and behavioral patterns that yield uniquely positive outcomes.
My life coaching for neurodivergent clients takes a holistic approach utilizing all of the above-listed aspects of each case, combined with careful observation and application of case-specific techniques for bringing out the best possible outcomes for them.
Coaching vs. Therapy vs. Tutoring
What I do is notably different from therapy, which addresses clinical/mental health issues from a medical perspective, and from tutoring, which is more instructional in nature. My Life Coaching in this context is more forward-looking, life goal-oriented, and driven by each client’s unique case specifics.