Parenting/caring for neurodivergent children and young people can be challenging, especially when their needs continually change and when you get conflicting messages/advice from different places and people.

I have decades of experience in working with autistic/ADHD children and young people in a wide variety of settings (most recently as a senior clinician at CAMHS), as well as lived experience of being an autistic parent to a neurodivergent young person. I now offer parents/carers of neurodivergent children/young people (with or without “official” diagnosis) parenting advice and support.

I can advise, for example, on CAMHS mental health referrals and obtaining neurodevelopmental diagnoses (principally in Scotland), mental health and behaviour related issues, daily routine, assistive equipment, relationships/family issues, school/education (principally in Scotland), sleep, diet, benefits and grants (in Scotland), as well as supports in the community (for parents/carers and their children/young people, principally in the Edinburgh area).

It is worth noting, that, in my work, I am always neuro- and LGBTQIA+ affirming, so I do not support ABA (applied behavioural analysis) related approaches (although I understand why many parents/carers are drawn to them) or any kind of conversion “therapy”.

I currently work on Zoom and telephone. The sessions can be ad hoc, weekly, or at any other intervals, according to need. Sessions can be either 30 or 50 min long (or as otherwise decided).

If you would like to book a free 15 min (no obligation) introductory appointment, please click here.