Author: Helen Neale
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We have a self-compassion and empathy crisis
The world feels heavy right now, and I think we’re missing something fundamental. As a therapist, I see how much we’ve lost the ability to give ourselves compassion and reach out to others with empathy. Here’s why I believe that matters more than ever, and what we can do about it.
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Diagnosis Grief: Why It Happens and How to Move Through It
Diagnosis grief after an autism or ADHD diagnosis is real. Gentle, practical tips to help neurodivergent adults move towards acceptance.
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Autism Diagnosis: We’re Arguing About the Wrong Thing
The autism diagnosis debate distracts from the real issue: autistic and neurodivergent people need person-centred support before crisis, not after.
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The Neurodivergent Diagnosis Journey: Gentle Tips for Deciding, Coping, and Being Kind to Yourself
Wondering whether to pursue a neurodivergent diagnosis? Get warm, affirming tips on the AuDHD & late-diagnosed ADHD/autism journey: for yourself and your family.
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10 Supportive Tips for Autistic Burnout: How to Recognise It and Recover with Care
Learn how to recognise autistic burnout with 10 supportive, neurodiversity-affirming tips for reducing overwhelm, creating safety, and recovering with care.
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Interest-Based Nervous Systems: Why your neurodivergent brain won’t “just do it”
A compassionate guide to the interest-based nervous system, ADHD, autism, special interests, task initiation, and why struggling to start is not laziness.
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5 Gentle Tips to Support Unmasking
Learn what masking is, why neurodivergent people do it, and 5 gentle tips to support unmasking safely at your own pace.
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Moving Beyond Neurodiversity Lite
Why moving beyond neurodiversity lite matters for therapists, counsellors and psychologists working with neurodivergent clients.
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Hope in Advocacy: Embracing Diverse Paths to Change
Advocacy is a deeply personal journey, especially for those of us in the neurodivergent community. It’s a path often paved with anger, frustration, and the weight of systemic injustice. But it’s also a path that can be illuminated by hope. Different kind of hope: the hope for change, the hope that we will finally be…
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Navigating Sensory Overload: Real Tools for Real Neurodivergent Lives
Welcome to the latest discussion from the Neurodivergent Nook podcast. Today we are exploring sensory needs, sensory differences, and the overwhelm that often follows. We process the world around us constantly. However, for neurodivergent individuals, this bottom-up processing means every single input arrives all at once. We cannot simply filter out what we do not…