Navigating neurodiversity in our everyday lives and relationships

Realising you don’t experience things the same way others do, either through individual research or a formal diagnosis, can really change how we view ourselves and how we want to approach life

You might suddenly realise you don’t enjoy a lot of the things you thought you did, or that your coping skills aren’t giving you what you need anymore. Or, indeed, that those coping skills are hurting you and your relationships. It can be really illuminating and also overwhelming to delve into how your experience could have been different, had you had more support earlier in life. There’s often a lot of grief and sadness about what could have been, and confusion about how to move forward.

This can also really affect your relationships, particularly if you and your friends or partner/s have competing needs. You might need quiet time when you get home from work, and they require time to verbally process their day. This can lead to a lot of tension particularly during these times of self discovery. Navigating how you and your friends, partners or family members can work together to make sure that your needs are met is something we can look at together and help reduce the cognitive load of all this new information and help you look at a path forward.