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👉🏼 Founder of The Neurodivergent Therapy Space
👉🏼 Challenging outdated therapy models
👉🏼 Educator & facilitator
👉🏼 Demystifying autism, ADHD & trauma
👉🏼 Insta 30k +

30/04/2026

We were often taught that if a client is regularly late, there must be something deeper going on…

Avoidance? Resistance? Rejection of you? Self sabotage?

But what if there isn’t?

Time blindness is very real, especially for ADHD brains.

Some people don’t feel time passing, misjudge how long things take, or struggle to transition between tasks.

And when we keep pushing to “find the meaning” behind it…

we can end up doing more harm than good.

Because what the client often hears is:

“I don’t quite believe you.”

Even if that’s not what we intend.
Not everything needs analysing.
Not everything is trauma.

Sometimes it’s about understanding how someone’s brain actually works and supporting them within that!!

This is exactly the kind of areas we explore in our neuroaffirming workshop!! Comment Link for more info or share your experience of time blindness 🧡

29/04/2026

Trauma, ADHD, autism… they can look the same on the surface.

Overwhelm. Shutdown. Emotional intensity or disconnected from emotion.

So it makes sense that so many people are mislabelled, misunderstood, or left feeling like therapy “isn’t working”.

The truth is, we don’t always know straight away what is trauma and what is your neurotype.

But we can explore it.

We can get curious about what feels like a learned response, what feels consistent across your life, and what might be your brain doing exactly what it was wired to do.

Because not everything needs to be processed.
Some things need to be understood, supported, and accommodated.

And when we start to separate those things, things often begin to make a lot more sense.

28/04/2026

You can be a skilled, well-intentioned therapist…
and still feel like something isn’t quite landing with your autistic/adhd clients

A lot of what we’re taught is based on neurotypical ways of thinking, processing and communicating!

So when an autistic or ADHD client doesn’t respond in the “expected” way… it can easily be misunderstood.

This is where therapy can start to feel frustrating
Or worse, unintentionally harmful!

This CPD is about slowing things down and looking at what might actually be going on…

We’ll explore autism, ADHD and trauma
How they can overlap
Where they differ

And how to work in a way that supports the person in front of you… rather than trying to fit them into a model:

📅 17th June
⏰ 6–8pm
📍 Online

If you’ve ever felt like the traditional approach doesn’t fully fit… this might be the missing piece

Comment Link and I’ll send you a DM with the info and how to secure your place 🥰

27/04/2026

Rejection sensitive dysphoria isn’t always obvious

It doesn’t always look like big reactions or visible overwhelm.

Sometimes it’s internal… quiet… looping thoughts, overanalysing, second guessing yourself in ways that others don’t see!

For a lot of people, it’s not just about what’s happening in the moment…

It’s about what your nervous system has learnt to expect from past experiences and if you are autistic or ADHD, you have might have experienced a lot of rejection over the years!

So even small or neutral interactions can feel loaded or unsafe

This isn’t about being “too sensitive”

It’s about your system trying to protect you…

And when we understand that, we can start to respond to ourselves differently so that overtime, it begins to soften 🥰

24/04/2026

I spent years thinking everything I struggled with was trauma

And don’t get me wrong… some of it was

But not all of it

Some of it was undiagnosed autism and ADHD
being misunderstood through a trauma lens

Which meant I was trying to “heal” things that didn’t actually need fixing!

I was trying to sit still when my body needed movement
trying to control emotions that were actually overwhelm
trying to force myself out of routines that were supporting me.

That kind of therapy doesn’t just miss the mark
it can make you feel like you’re the problem!

Neuroaffirming therapy isn’t about pushing you to fit a model

It’s about understanding how your brain and nervous system actually work…

and building a life around that!

Some things are trauma
Some things are other areas of neurodivergence

Learning the difference can change everything 🧡

Neuroaffirming workshop - 17th June (see link in bio to secure your spot 🥰)

23/04/2026

“But you look ok” can feel so invalidating… because you’re seeing a tiny window, not the full picture.

For a lot of people with chronic illness, “looking ok” is carefully managed, often at a cost.

You will rarely see someone with a chronic illness at their worst state because they are not well enough to be around anyone.

So this is a gentle reminder that what you see is not always a persons experience ❤️‍🩹

21/04/2026

“But I don’t know on a scale of 1–10 how I feel…”

This comes up more than people realise.

Not because someone isn’t aware of their emotions…
but because the way they process them doesn’t fit into neat, measurable boxes.

When you’re asked to compare this week to last week…
or there’s an “expert” waiting for an answer… it can create pressure
like you’re getting it wrong again!

So people start to guess, mask or say what feels acceptable

This is why I scrapped measurable forms at ‘The Neurodivergent Therapy Space’

Because for a lot of people, they don’t actually reflect what’s going on!

And… they assume we can all process in the same way…
which, for me, feels a bit ableist!

Sometimes it’s not about trying harder to understand how you feel
it’s about being asked in a way that actually works for your brain!

19/04/2026

This episode is out now!

Jordan and Katie discuss the importance of neurodivergent therapy, the impact of trauma on neurodivergent individuals, and the challenges faced in traditional educational settings. They explore the long-term effects of trauma, the signs of burnout, and the significance of diagnosis in fostering self-acceptance. The discussion emphasises the need for supportive communities and neuro-affirming therapy to create a more inclusive environment for neurodivergent individuals.

https://www.neurodivergenttherapyspace.com/

This punchy 40 minute episode is packed to the brim with useful insights and tips to bring in to your own home and classroom.

Have you been following Jordan on social media for a while and want to hear more behind the scenes stories from inside her sensory classroom, then you’re in the right place.

LISTEN/ SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://sensoryclassroom.org/pages/podcast

Subscribe to support the pod, so we can continue to produce this free content for you all.

16/04/2026

Yesterday I was in a freeze response and couldn’t get any work done.

I had the perfect time, space, and list to start… yet my body was in freeze mode.

Basically, I got annoyed with myself and kept trying to start over and over again… then ended up doom scrolling, which just kept me stuck in the freeze loop and feeling more frustrated.

So I thought ok, maybe I can snap out of this by doing something else… but nope. I couldn’t even access other interests like the garden, the sunshine, or anything in the house. I knew I didn’t have much time, which was winding me up even more.

After going round in that cycle for a while, I accepted I wasn’t going to get the work done. Instead of doom scrolling (which usually gives me a headache anyway), I put a podcast on and grabbed a fidget so I had something to do with my hands while listening.
I ended up listening to two podcasts.

Towards the end of the second one, I could feel I was getting fidgety and needed to move… so I started prepping my bedroom as my boys were decorating it.

I’m not sharing this as some kind of miracle fix. I’m sharing it because even though I support people with this stuff… I still get stuck too.

What I actually needed was to accept that I couldn’t focus yesterday. Pushing myself wasn’t helping. If I’d accepted it sooner, I might’ve moved through it quicker… but the reality is, it took the time it took.

Sometimes we do need to accept that we’re not going to get things done that day or in that moment… and that’s ok.
I also know it’s a privilege to be able to come back to it another day. If you’re working for a company, that might not always be an option.

Today, annoyingly when I don’t have much time, I am in work mode. I feel productive and can access what I need. So instead of beating myself up, I’ve carved out some time to focus, because I know I need to use it when I’m in that headspace.

No amount of forcing it will make it happen for me… and that’s part of working with my ADHD brain.

I wonder if you can relate?

15/04/2026

Demand avoidance can be so misunderstood…

Especially when it shows up around things you want to do or even enjoy.

It’s not about being difficult, lazy, or lacking discipline.
It’s what can happen when your nervous system registers pressure, expectation, or a loss of control… and responds by pulling you away from it.

Sometimes the shift isn’t forcing yourself through it or “trying harder”…
it’s getting curious about where the pressure is coming from and gently creating more choice around it.

Because when something feels like a demand, your system isn’t asking for more push…
it’s asking for safety and autonomy 🧡

13/04/2026

Often when someone says
“but they’re not autistic”

It’s not coming from a bad place…

It’s coming from fear,
From not fully understanding what autism actually looks like
From holding onto outdated ideas of what it should look like

And if it is autism…
that can bring up a lot

👉🏼 Did I miss it?
👉🏼 Have they been struggling more than I realised?
👉🏼 Have I been responding in ways that didn’t actually help?

That’s a lot to sit with…

So the nervous system does what it knows how to do…
it protects
it shuts it down
it says “no, it’s not that”

But when we stay there…
we block the very thing that could help us understand them better

And the truth is…
the more we understand something
the less scary it becomes

So if this is you, or someone you love…

You don’t have to have all the answers straight away

But being open to learning,
to getting curious,
to gently exploring what autism actually is…

That’s where things can start to shift 🧡

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