When your child is neurodivergent

Some days go smoothly. Others tip over before breakfast, and in the evening you wonder whether you did the right thing.

Your child is neurodivergent — perhaps with a diagnosis like AD(H)D or autism, perhaps still in the middle of an assessment, perhaps simply different from what the environment expects. You've read up, organised appointments, spoken with the school. And still there are situations that keep getting stuck in the same way.

That's exactly where we start — with you, your everyday life and how you relate to your child.

What it looks like

In our conversations we look together at your everyday life: Where does it get stuck? What is your biggest concern right now? And what actually already works — even if it goes unnoticed in the moment?

We work resource-oriented. We don't only look for what's difficult, but for what you and your child already can do, and build from there. From what you bring, we develop strategies that fit you — not one-size-fits-all recipes.

Even though your child usually isn't in the room, we talk as if they were part of the conversation. Your child always remains a person with their own reasons — not a problem to be solved. With adolescents and teenagers it can also make sense for them to join at times.

What it's often about

The points where things escalate. Mornings, homework, screen time, bedtime. We look at what exactly happens beforehand — and find starting points before the situation tips over.

Understanding behaviour. What looks like defiance is often overload. What looks like unwillingness is sometimes a blocked ability to get started. That changes how you can respond in the moment.

Preparing conversations. School meetings, appointments with specialist services — what you want to say and how you stay with it.

Your own resources. Whoever catches a lot every day needs something that carries them too. That's the basis for everything else.

How a first conversation works

1

Arriving

We take a moment so you can simply be here — no form-filling atmosphere. You don't need to prepare anything.

2

Describing the situation

You tell me how your everyday life is right now: what's going well, what's stuck, what brought you here. I listen and ask questions.

3

Narrowing down the concern

From the bigger picture we find what presses most right now — the point where something can move first.

4

Working towards the goal

We look at which resources are already there and what has worked in similar situations. Where it helps, I also bring in professional knowledge and advisory input as a coach.

5

A concrete next step

At the end there's no grand plan, but one small, doable thing for the time ahead.

Why me

I'm neurodivergent myself and know from the inside how too much at once feels and why «pull yourself together» rarely helps.

My training is a DAS in coaching and counselling for neurodivergence — with a focus on AD(H)D, the autism spectrum and high sensitivity in children, adolescents and adults —, complemented by trauma-informed and body-oriented approaches. Conversations are possible in German, Spanish, English or French, in Winterthur or online.

In short

Coaching doesn't replace a diagnosis or therapy. What it can do: help you see your everyday life more clearly, use your resources and find good, workable ways in how you relate to your child.