‧ Understand ‧ Build ‧ Live ‧

 Understand yourself.  Build what works.  Live a life that feels more like you.

Practical tools, guided courses, and community for late-identified autistic and ADHD adults. Discover your needs, experiment with everyday supports, and keep adapting as life changes. Start wherever you are. You don’t need to have everything figured out.

 

Hi, my name is Heather.

I’m late-identified autistic and ADHD.

Understanding my neurodivergence helped my life

make sens.  But I still needed help figuring out

what came next.

 

I create resources to help you explore your needs, 

try practical supports, and build a life that works 

with your brain.  One manageable step at a time.

Find your starting point

These aren’t steps you have to complete in order.  Start with what you need today, and return whenever life changes.

Understand: Explore Free Resources

Get to know yourself. Explore your needs, strengths, patterns, and changing capacity. Through articles and guided workbooks, begin making sense of your experience and recognizing what helps you feel more like yourself.

Build: Explore the Courses

Turn insight into everyday support. Try small, practical experiments with routines, sensory supports, and everyday systems. Build What Works courses offer guidance for choosing an adjustment, noticing what happens, and adapting it to your life.

Live: Join the Free Community

Keep adapting and connecting. Keep learning about yourself as life changes. Revisit helpful supports, make room for lower-capacity days, and connect with others who are exploring what works for them, too.

Not sure where to begin? Meet your nervous system.

Explore what drains you, recognize your early signs of overwhelm, and discover conditions that help you feel more supported.

This free guided workbook combines simple explanations with gentle reflection prompts.  Work through it at your own pace, starting with whatever feels useful today.

Hello! I'm Heather,
a late-identified
autistic ADHDer,
former social worker,
and mother of six.

An explanation changed how

I understood my life.

I still needed a way forward.

When I received my autism and ADHD diagnosis at 40, my follow-up appointment included book recommendations and a report describing my difficulties.  So much suddenly made sense, yet I was left wondering how to use that information in everyday life.That question helped shape How to Be Neurodivergent. My work brings together lived experience, my background in social work, and years of supporting learning and skill-building.  I create approachable resources that help people understand themselves, try practical supports, and keep adjusting as they discover what works.

Certified Professional Life Coach badge. Contact Heather with howtobeneurodivergent.com

Start with one small discovery

Please feel free to contact me through email or social media.  I will do my best to answer any questions you have regarding the mission and services of howtobeneurodivergent.com!

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