Why I decided to be an AuDHD coach

Before deciding to be an AuDHD coach, I earned a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy; I planned to become an occupational therapist and work with my career, which I thought was my dream job.

However, during my internship, the first place that I started to train was a center to help autistic individuals.

I began to notice patterns among the autistic children and me.

And because I am supposed to help them, I started to read about autism and listen to them so I can understand how to help them.

While I was in the rabbit hole of searching for articles and ended up reading about masking and other things that nobody taught us in university, and I started to watch videos on YouTube and follow autistic content creators on TikTok and Instagram, and I felt the more I read, listen, and observe the more I relate.

As for the ADHD discovery, I knew that I am also an ADHDer after seeking an autism assessment and ended up knowing I am not only autistic, I am an AuDHDer.

In my internship, I moved my training from that center to the hospitals because we were not allowed to do our training in one place only.

I couldn’t shift my brain to focus on the other OT areas, and I started to try to read more about autism and ADHD; it became my interest.

I also started to get to know other neurodivergent individuals and listen and connect to them.

As a late-identified AuDHDer, I realized that most of the things that I learned about autism and ADHD in university are just a tiny part of the big picture.

After educating myself, I noticed that my knowledge was better than that of a senior therapist working with autistic individuals, so I started teaching them more.

I gave them a presentation about masking and the consenting of masking, and the shocking surprise was that this was the first time anyone heard about this term.

So, I decided to do what aligned with my values and what I wanted to do, so I decided to become a coach.

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So, what are my other reasons for being an AuDHD coach??

 Based on what I know, There is a lack of bi-language support groups or individualized services made by AuDHDers for AuDHDers, so I decided to take a step forward and do it by myself.

 Most of the resources on the internet are for children, so I wanted to create resources for adults based on lived experience.

  I noticed a lot of us, including my past self, try to mask and beat ourselves so hard to meet the high standards of neurotypical expectations, so I want to create this place where you can practice being yourself and being brave enough to share and open up and ask for help.

I will be there for you no matter what the cost.

Throughout my journey, I learned how to accommodate myself, understand my brain, and know how to work with it, not against it.

And I learned to love and accept myself as I am instead of shaming myself. And most importantly, I learned to advocate for myself, set boundaries, and not try to meet society’s expectations that are not aligned with my values and don’t make sense to me.

My missions as an AuDHD coach are

1) To guide you to the way suitable for your unique brain by working with you collaboratively until you find a path for your needs.

2) To support neurodivergent individuals to self-advocate and embrace their unique strengths by offering a space and guidance where you can share your thoughts and beliefs and provide you with some tools and tips to embrace yourself and get rid of high expectations and know how to balance between your expectations and your capabilities.

3) To face your fears, be yourself, and use your internal validation as motivation instead of working hard to please others.

One of my main missions is to guide you to love yourself and not let others’ opinions about you affect you.