Danielle Dryden
A Psychologically Informed Coach Practitioner
Welcome to
The ASC-ADHD Coach
Build A Life That Works With Your Brain
Home of the Flourishing with AuDHD Framework
Helping autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults build lives that work with their brains through evidence-informed coaching.
Perhaps This Feels Familiar
Perhaps you've spent years wondering why everyday life seems to require so much more effort than it appears to for other people.
You may be exhausted from constantly adapting, masking or trying to keep up with expectations that never quite seem to fit. Some days you can achieve remarkable things; on others, even the simplest tasks feel impossible to begin. You know what needs doing, yet something seems to stand in the way of getting started.
Perhaps you've recently discovered you're autistic, ADHD or AuDHD, and you're beginning to understand your life through a different lens. Experiences that once felt confusing may finally be making sense. Alongside that understanding, there may also be uncertainty, grief or a sense of wondering what comes next.
You may have tried planners, routines, self-help books or productivity systems that worked for a while before quietly falling away. The problem was never a lack of motivation. More often, those approaches simply weren't designed with your neurotype in mind.
At The ASC-ADHD Coach, I believe lasting change begins with understanding rather than self-criticism. Through the Flourishing with AuDHD Framework™, we'll explore how your brain works, recognise your strengths, support the areas that feel challenging, and build a life that feels more sustainable, authentic and meaningful.
"I had coaching sessions with Danielle after I had my ADHD diagnosis in the lead up to my autism diagnosis. She helped me to map my ADHD and autism related traits and strengths in Venn diagrams, plan how to handle certain situations, sort through my approach to managing my traits, start to process what unmasking might look like and to prepare for my autism assessment and process the diagnosis. Danielle was warm, affirming, non-pretentious, easy to talk to and quick to understand my experience and validate it. Working with Danielle helped me feel a lot less anxious and much more in control, I plan to go back to her for coaching periodically in future and I would definitely recommend working with her, particularly for those who may have both autism and ADHD or those struggling with internalised ableism or imposter syndrome (including imposter syndrome about whether you are neurodivergent)."
- Fiona
"Thank you for all your help Danielle! I feel very equipped for the future, thanks to your supportive, compassionate guidance. It has been a pleasure working with you and I can't thank you enough"