Neurodiversity

We're ASD, ADHD, and OCD informed
All neurotypes welcome

​We know that neurodivergence is a large spectrum, and see diversity from neurotypicality as a beautiful gift - albeit one that comes with its fair share of comorbidities, especially if you were late diagnosed.
 
Learning to manage self-care, balanced nourishment and movement routines, as well as regulating our nervous systems isn't something that is taught. But it should be. Struggling in these areas is not isolated to neurodivergence, though it is extremely common to have difficulties when trying to manage our routines from a neurotypical "one size fits all" lens, when that's not how our brains focus. 
 
Amber works 1:1 with clients, as well as groups, to offer  nutrition education, tools, strategies, and compassionate support. She believes neurodivergence is something that can be empowered through bolstering autonomy and authenticy in all of our our lives, through aligned self-expression and self-care. 
 
One of the first places she often goes is educating on the nutrient needs of our brains, as human beings, and into the importance of meeting those nutrient needs for optimal brain functioning - especially when functioning with a neurodiverse brain that may trend towards being more hyperactive. Though, this is especially true if we aren't, or can't, accomodate ourselves or access accomodation in the places we need it.

If you feel like you need to understand how to care for yourself in more bolstered, balanced, and sustainable ways, but need support through an autism-informed lens, you're in the right place!
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If you're neurodiverse, you may notice you:

• experience or perceive society and socialization differently than others naturally do.

• have issues with sensory processing or overload, and potentially experience overstimulatation often.

• struggle with learning or communicating in the way others do, or the way the traditional school system attempted to teach you.

• find yourself "masking" to fit into the crowd you're surrounded with, which can be extremely tiring.

• feel detached from your interoceptive cues (i.e., for hunger, fullness, and/or your emotions), and often forget to eat, drink, or use the washroom.

• get overwhelmed in the face of multi-step tasks, or experience "decision fatigue" when having to make a lot of decisions that feel overwhelming.

• and more... but there is also a whole world of benefits and beauty that come with well-managed, well-understood, and accepted neurodiversity!