Supporting Neurodiverse Adults in Kent, Essex and London
Dr Morris has been supporting neurodiverse adults for over a decade, and today collaborates with a large number of university and college students as an academic mentor and other adults through his private practice. He is a specialist in helping neurodiverse people maximise their potential in life, and the workplace and academic institutions. If you’d like to make an appointment or ask for more details contact us.
This is our neurodiversity landing page; we also have more specific ADHD support pages and ASD help and advice. While the term ‘disorder’ is still widely used in psychology to ‘describe’ neurodiverse conditions. We reject the concept that variations away from the neurotypical is necessarily ‘dysfunctional’.
So what is neurodiversity? From a neuropsychological perspective its the concept that brain differences are natural variations—not flaws or disorders to be “fixed.” It recognizes that people process, think, feel, and communicate in diverse ways, and that this diversity adds richness to communities, workplaces, and relationships. Traditionally if was held that the way most peoples brain’s worked was the ‘standard’ and significant differences from that standard were problematic. Instead of seeing conditions like ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), dyslexia, Tourette’s through a medical lens alone, neurodiversity highlights their strengths, challenges, and unique contributions.
What Neurodiversity Support Looks Like at Mindtraining for Life (MfL)
Our role is to support adult neurodiverse clients, primarily within workplace settings and higher education, to reach their goals. Typically, we provide mindtraining in areas such as performance, concentration, agency, social anxiety and acceptance. We integrate coaching, resources, cognitive processes, experiential knowledge and self-directed models to empower individuals to achieve greater happiness, wellbeing and success. Procrastination remains a key concern for many neurodiverse and neurotypical people. We have developed specific mindtraining tools that enable people to reduce and even overcome limiting forms of procrastination.
ADHD is often misunderstood as mere hyperactivity or inattention, and ASD is frequently reduced to outdated notions of social withdrawal. The truth is that every human uniquely experiences the world, forming their conscious understanding through a range of factors, including their neurobiology, agency and intention. My experience of neurodiversity is based on hundreds of hours working with neurodiverse people in a range of settings. Each person, their hopes and dreams, and their actual conditions are different. The tools and training that we offer reflect individual circumstances and needs; with the human mind, one size rarely fits everybody.
While formal diagnoses can help understand generalities about behaviour in groups of people, they frequently lead to misunderstandings about the needs of individuals. And where, as is the case in our society, neurotypical models of human behaviour dominate the scientific literature, binary concepts of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ thinking and behaviour tend to influence how psychology engages with people. MfL is an entirely different approach, one built on an individualised and compassionate appreciation of people and their real-world conditions. The role of compassion in MfL’s rationale is not simply an altruistic aspiration that everyone can be happy. Instead, by removing unnecessary self-judgment and masking, we see that desired levels of performance and success become more likely.
While formal diagnoses can help understand generalities about behaviour in groups of people, they frequently lead to misunderstandings about the needs of individuals. And where, as is the case in our society, neurotypical models of human behaviour dominate the scientific literature, binary concepts of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ thinking and behaviour tend to influence how psychology engages with people. MfL is an entirely different approach, one built on an individualised and compassionate appreciation of people and their real-world conditions. The role of compassion in MfL’s rationale is not simply an altruistic aspiration that everyone can be happy. Instead, by removing unnecessary self-judgment and masking, we see that desired levels of performance and success become more likely.
In developing mindtraining solutions, we haven’t turned our backs on credible, replicated psychological science; instead, we draw on the most reliable knowledge and apply this to the actual situations and people we support. Treating neurodiversity as a ‘problem’ sets up people to fail, as it’s complicated and time-consuming to fit into a box that someone else imagines is right for everyone. In reality, ADHD can encompass strengths such as creativity, rapid problem-solving, and intuitive leaps that standard systems often overlook. ASD may increase perceptual clarity, deep focus, and unique patterns of meaning-making that deserve recognition, not correction.
Instead of forcing neurodivergent individuals to conform to neurotypical templates, we offer adaptations grounded in neuroscience and real-world experience. We design practices that respect pacing needs, sensory thresholds, and cognitive styles. Our techniques draw on a synthesis of cognitive neuroscience, behavioural psychology, contemplative research and practice and our clients’ lived experience.
We avoid jargon unless it’s empowering, and we provide context to make every tool usable. Rather than pathologising difference, we reframe neurodivergence as variation, an evolved alternative wiring of the nervous system that requires tailored approaches to regulation, communication, and self-care. ADHD and ASD often intersect with social anxiety. Our strategies include emotional regulation to challenge impostor syndrome and low self-esteem. At MfL, we have seen that happiness, mental wellbeing and personal success are not dependent on conformity to neurotypical models, but a dynamic process of adaptation for all, whether neurodiverse or neurotypical. Supporting ADHD and ASD is not about erasing challenges—it’s about honouring needs, increasing agency, celebrating strengths, and deploying tools that fit real lives. Through tailored strategies, best practices, and reflective inquiry, we help people shift from surviving to thriving.
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