Client Experiences

My experience of working with Dr Miriam and the team at Neurodiverse You has been life changing. I found the combined diagnostic process for autism and ADHD a healing and affirming experience, after working for years with therapists who meant well but did not seem to understand how my mind worked.

Throughout the diagnostic process I felt comfortable and safe to be my unfiltered self. I had not realised how much I had been masking until I was encouraged to be my full self and was responded to with understanding instead of correction. I appreciated the thoroughness of the process and the diagnostic report.

Since my diagnosis I have been working on a combination of coaching and therapy. I have a way to go as a late-diagnosed AuDHD woman in her mid-thirties, but I am starting to understand myself and to acknowledge and care for my needs.

Nobody would have looked at me and thought autism or ADHD. I was doing well academically and had always been capable. From the outside there was not much to suggest anything was wrong, and that was part of the problem.

A private combined assessment is a lot of money. I did not want to spend that much without first understanding whether it was the right direction. I was also worried about involving my parents in a process that might upset them.

I started with a series of consultations, initially just to understand myself better. There was no pressure to proceed with an assessment. I gained clarity about what I was experiencing and what an assessment might help us understand. By the time I decided to go ahead, it felt like an informed decision that belonged to me.

I do not think anyone would have picked me out as someone with both autism and ADHD. I had always been seen as capable. What people did not see was how much effort went into keeping everything together.

My family live in different countries. With my consent, my parents and brother each contributed what they knew. Nobody's account was treated as the whole story, including my own.

At feedback I began to understand how things I had seen as contradictory could belong to the same person. I could be very good at something and still struggle with much simpler things. The recommendations gave me practical ways to approach study and everyday life.

Throughout my ADHD assessment I felt heard, supported and taken seriously. The process was explained clearly and broken into manageable stages, which made a huge difference.

The feedback helped me make sense of the findings in a way that was relevant to everyday life. Understanding why I have felt and behaved in certain ways for so long has given me a different perspective on myself.

The diagnosis brought clarity, and the guidance afterwards has helped me think about how to move forward.

For years I struggled with things at work that other people seemed to find straightforward. I could be capable and hardworking, yet still find certain instructions, changes or situations unexpectedly difficult. Those difficulties were often read as attitude or not trying hard enough.

The assessment was thorough, but what mattered most was that the team listened to my actual experiences. During feedback they helped me understand how my autistic profile and ADHD related to the challenges I had blamed myself for.

The workplace recommendations translated the findings into practical suggestions around communication, clearer expectations and managing change. I was not asking for special treatment. I wanted a fair chance to do my work well.

What stood out from the beginning was the depth of understanding and the care taken to see me as a whole person. The involvement of different professionals, including Dr Sharma, brought valuable perspectives to my assessment.

Dr Miriam led my feedback and our subsequent psychological work. She listens in a way that makes you feel both seen and gently encouraged to grow. Our conversations have brought together psychology, compassion and a precise curiosity.

Neurodiverse You has given me something more meaningful than answers alone. The assessment, the feedback and the ongoing work have reshaped how I think, feel and create.

Before coming to Neurodiverse You I felt as though I had been given several mental health diagnoses. After years of treatment I no longer really knew who I was.

Rather than looking at each difficulty in isolation, the multidisciplinary team took time to understand my developmental history, sensory experiences, executive functioning, masking and mental health together.

The team helped me understand parts of my experience that had previously been viewed mainly through the lens of mental illness. Dr Miriam led the feedback. I felt believed and understood rather than simply managed.

The post-assessment work gave me practical strategies, language for my experiences and growing confidence in my own judgement.

When I first approached Neurodiverse You I had no autism diagnosis. I had not considered that I might be autistic, because I did not recognise myself in the usual descriptions. I appeared to be managing well, but beneath the surface things were becoming difficult.

The team did not rely on stereotypes. They took time to understand how I actually experienced the world, including the ways I had learnt to adapt and push through.

The assessment brought together different professional perspectives. Dr Miriam brought the findings together at feedback and helped me understand what the diagnosis meant for my life.

Through Theracoaching we explored things I had struggled to name, including values conflict and moral injury. The strategies were practical: clearer boundaries, and leading in ways that aligned with my values.

By my early twenties I felt as though I had made a mess of my life. I had tried therapy before and it had not worked. I went into a first consultation expecting more evidence that nothing could help.

What was different was that we were not just talking about everything I had done wrong. Dr Miriam asked questions that made me think about my sleep, my reactions, the jobs I had lost and how much effort I was putting into getting through the day.

I could not afford a full combined assessment. Neurodiverse You suggested we start with screening, discuss the findings and work out what might be most useful. Screening was explained as different from a diagnosis. I decided to proceed with one diagnostic assessment rather than both.

The sessions before and after helped me understand things I had spent years blaming myself for. I did not suddenly become a different person. I began to understand the person I already was.

I would like to thank everyone at Neurodiverse You for the care shown throughout my adult son's ADHD assessment.

From the beginning the process was clear, well organised and reassuring. The assessment paid careful attention to understanding my son's difficulties and experiences rather than simply reaching a diagnosis.

Dr Miriam guided us through the feedback and helped us understand the findings and what they meant. We appreciated both the professional expertise and the kindness with which everything was explained.

One of the hardest things as a parent is watching someone you love being misunderstood, particularly when the difficulties they experience are treated as deliberate behaviour or a lack of effort.

What we appreciated was that Neurodiverse You looked beyond the behaviours people were reacting to. They took time to understand the person and the reasons certain environments could become overwhelming.

The support extended to practical recommendations for the workplace: communicating more clearly, reasonable adjustments, and conditions in which someone can contribute. Support is not about lowering expectations. It is about recognising genuine differences.