This framework of psychoeducation and exercises provides a first-of-its-kind approach for professionals.

It’s based on the concept of ‘Explain, Not Excuse’, and include the 4 Neuroaffirmative Lenses.

‍Navigating neurodivergence can be an ethical and legal minefield for everyone, even with the best of intentions.

Whether you’re trying to understand how to apply reasonable adjustments ‘reasonably’, identify what counts as a ‘disability’, or communicate about this to others, working with differences can feel vulnerable.

This framework was developed to support safe practice, clear conversations, and collaborative relationships.

It adapts traditional neuroaffirmative models through a neuroaffirmative lens, as well as explaining how to actually put these into practice.

This is the - you guessed it - first and only Neuroaffirmative Supervision course in the world. 🥹

It was created after ADHD Works created an emergency scholarship for 130 students to train as ADHD coaches in 2025.

They were studying in a 2-year course by the ADHD Foundation charity, which promised a ‘diploma’ in ADHD coaching, had the organisation not become insolvent part way through.

We believe this is partially due to the lack of neuroaffirmative supervision in place.

According to reports, disability laws were misunderstood and misapplied, with reasonable adjustments requiring extensive justification. Requirements such as live attendance conflicted with processes such as no late entry.

This is the reality of genuine neuroaffirmative practice - it can be complex. Especially at scale, and especially with people who have a strong sense of social justice.

This course share the learnings from running a wholly-neurodivergent company focusing on helping neurodivergent people at scale.

There’s often no one right answer, but there are tools to make it easier to understand each another.

Neuroaffirmative supervision can span a range of industries and scenarios.

For example, we strongly encourage all of the coaches we’ve trained to seek regular supervision. This provides space for them to access mentorship, guidance, and space to discuss their practice.

Supervision is ‘normal’, or sometimes mandatory, in fields such as psychotherapy and clinical practice. It’s extra important that supervisors in these areas are neuroaffirmative, because this is often where misunderstandings involving neurodivergent people will be discussed.

Supervisors have the power to reinforce outdated systemic biases, practices, and knowledge - or to model the concept of ‘Explain, Not Excuse’.

This is the most powerful ripple effect of all. Any position in our society involving oversight of another person’s professional practice or relationships with others can benefit from Neuroaffirmative Supervision - because we all think differently.

In a society that is constantly evolving, eradicating shame from supervision is key to ensuring safe and sustainable practice - for everybody.

This 47 page framework is the first and only publicly accessible guidance relating to ADHD and AuDHD coaching.

It sets out the standards we hold our the coaches that we train to, with the hope that this document can set a benchmark for other professionals working with neurodivergent people.

This is also crucial for individuals seeking support. It's impossible to use your rights if you don't know what they are, or how things 'should' be - and we shouldn't have to learn this through negative experiences

We take ethical integrity seriously, not just when training coaches, but throughout their career.