02/10/2025
hi! this is my first time trying to advertise my Autism support services via facebook. im not very good at advertising (because of the Autism).
here's some more information about me and what i do:
i am an Autistic adult offering 1:1 peer support to other Autistic adults (and potentially Autistic adults, you don't need to have a formal diagnosis for me to work with you) and support to Autistic children and adults and their families and caregivers (sometimes just their families!).
i usually end up spending a fair bit of time assessing what my clients already know about Autism. i have yet to have a client whose entire knowledge of Autism is entirely accurate and Autism accepting, so part of that time is (so far always) spent giving them more accurate and more accepting information about Autism. with adults, clients usually come to me with some specific thing(s) that they are seeking support with - everything from diagnosis (formal and self), social stuff, communication, stimming and sensory strategies, to self-injurious behaviours, executive function, eating, bathing, and time management. ill usually discuss it with them and suggest to them some strategies, or just hear them out and express understanding. with families and children, i usually meet with the parents/caregivers first, sometimes a few times, then will spend some time hanging out the kid and give some reflections to their family. sometimes i just hang out with the kid and play lego or watch their favorite show and thats the whole thing. ill give 1:1 support to the family too, if they need/want it, and often give them strategies for what they might be struggling with or see their child struggling with.
everything i do is based on principles of mutual aid; my base rates for individual adults is $50/hour, and $70/hour for sessions with more than one person or for families or children. however - my value of mutual aid means that this is a pay-what-you-can, sliding scale sort of situation. so if you all that you can pay is $10/hour, thats fine, or all that you can do for compensation is give me a ride home or some lunch at the end of the session or help me clean stuff sometimes, etc etc etc, that's fine too. sessions range from 30minutes to 2hours, usually being around 90minutes; unless a client specifically tells me not to, i usually book 2 hours in my schedule for each session, regardless of whether or not we end up using the whole time, because it often sucks to feel rushed.
if you have any questions about what i do or you're interested in booking a session with me, you can send an email to daimhinorinn (at) gmail (dot) com . i will not respond to dms here!
thanks for your time and i hope i can be a support to you and/or your family : )
