Coaching
Work methods, examples and tips for guidance and support
Practical tools you can put to use right away — in the classroom, at work or at home. Meant for anyone supporting someone with a neurodivergent brain.
Work methods
Reflection questions and examples per card category
Questions to help reflect on certain characteristics and situational examples per category.
How to use this: Use these questions as examples during or after the card conversation. Look up the matching category and go through the reflection questions calmly. The questions are meant as inspiration, so come up with your own relevant questions too. Print the sheet or use it digitally — there are no right or wrong answers.
The matching worksheet is being developed — available soon.
Mapping characteristics
Fill out your most prominent characteristics and describe the situations you wish to examine and which ones give you strength.
How to use this: Fill out your results right after the conversation, while everything is still fresh. Briefly note which ones stand out, in which situations they presented themselves strongly and which ones gave you strength. Then pick one or two points to work on and write down what you will try, when, and who can help. Bring the sheet to the next session and go through it together.
Download worksheetEnergy balance exercise
Make a week visible in terms of energy: what costs, what gives. This leads straight to concrete adjustments in planning and recovery moments.
The matching worksheet is being developed — available soon.
Sensory scan of the environment
Walk through the space together and name light, sound, crowding and unpredictability. Small adjustments often have a big effect.
The matching worksheet is being developed — available soon.
Role play and shifting perspective
Replay a difficult moment from both sides. The misunderstanding becomes something you feel instead of something you explain.
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Signal plan
Agree in advance which signals show up during overload and what happens then — for the person themselves and for the person supporting them.
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Examples from practice
In the classroom
A student disengages during group assignments. Instead of forcing participation, give them a clear role with a well-defined task and a fixed place to fall back on.
At work
An employee delivers sharp work but gets stuck in meetings. An agenda beforehand, notes afterwards and one point of contact remove most of the noise.
At home and in relationships
Recurring irritation about planning and household tasks. Make expectations explicit and divide tasks based on what costs energy, not on 'sharing fairly'.
Tips for guidance and support
- Ask what someone needs instead of filling in what you think will help.
- Be explicit: name expectations, timings and order instead of assuming them.
- Allow processing time — silence is not resistance.
- Look at the situation, not just the person: behaviour is almost always context-dependent.
- Make masking discussable; what looks effortless on the outside can cost a lot on the inside.
- Work with small, measurable adjustments and evaluate them after two weeks.
- Make sure agreements are written down somewhere everyone can find them.
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