Our brains work differently, so we must work differently.
Life within the neurodiverse universe can be difficult. The world isn’t built for you, in spite of the recent well-intended inclusion practices. The broad variety of cognitive and processing styles are a dead end in a “one size fits all” world. Every single person on the neurodiverse spectrum is having their own unique experience; short of plugging ourselves into everyone’s head, we will never truly know what their world is like. That can be a terrifying and lonely notion, but it is also a beautiful one. Everyone is unique and worthy of a fruitful life, however that looks like for them.
My goal as a neurodiverse person and coach is to support and guide those in my cohort to live their best, most comfortable lives however possible. While the world is not built for us, we can make changes and develop systems to build spaces that do work for us.
At Scatterbrain Systems, I will work with you to build better systems to support the things in your life that need it. Whether you are a parent to a neurodiverse child at your wits end, a college student struggling to stay on track or a misunderstood teen just trying your best, we can build something that serves you!
Meet Your Coach
Hey, I’m Lainey.
I wasn’t diagnosed until I was adult. My first diagnosis came by accident in my early twenties, and the secondary diagnosis came just last year. This means I spent 27 years of my life struggling when I didn’t have to. I didn’t understand why things were so hard for me any more than those around me. I could ace every test but couldn’t make lasting friendships; I could read a book a day but couldn’t understand verbal directions; I could teach myself anything but not the way everyone wanted me to learn.
Things changed drastically as I made it to college and explored the big wide world outside of my small town. By trial and error, I learned how to build systems to navigate through the burnout, the confusion, the frustration and everything else that comes along with undiagnosed neurodivergence. After continuing my education in neurodiversity, behavior modification and psychology, I moved into special needs education.
I realized that the struggles I endured can serve as the roadmap for others. I had created and implemented personalized plans for success for my learning diverse students, advocated at every juncture for neurodiverse students, supplied fellow educators with professional development in behavior modification and relationship building, and supplied my friends and family with a constant consulting in managing their own struggles. I did these things because I love to.
After deciding to leave education to pursue my passion for advocacy and support for the neurodiverse community, I created Scatterbrain Systems. It was clear that what I had to offer was needed and necessary, and to have this fall directly into my own passions is nothing short of a miracle.
The Systems Approach
Learn
The first session always starts with getting to know each other.
Who are you? What are your likes and dislikes? What kind of processor are you? How do you learn? What is one challenge that you are facing right now?
Problem Solve
Together we will identify your strengths and struggles.
We design systems that utilize your strengths, interests and unique motivations to help you navigate your life.
Implementation
Test, tweak, repeat.
The goal isn’t perfection, it is independence. Even the most expertly crafted systems need tweaking! Together we will adapt the systems to fit your lifestyle and build confidence in your own design.