Karen Cowan: Neurodevelopmental Consultant

I am a highly qualified Neurodevelopmental Consultant with over 25 years of experience in assessment, tuition, and mentoring.
I specialise in assessments, pre and post-diagnostic support: Autism ADHD Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia).

I have a strongly Neuroaffirmative approach to the assessments, training and support I deliver, acknowledging the additional (and often exhausting) strategies and efforts implemented each day, while honouring the importance of self-compassion, and a strength-based appreciation of the individual’s experience of being Neurodivergent.
I incorporate adapted and individualised elements of DBT and the PEERS Programme (UCLA Semel Institute) into the pre and post-diagnostic mentoring sessions I provide. These are adapted to embrace a cultural perspective, rather than a deficit-based approach to communication. Together, we explore aspects of day to day life that are positively enhanced by your Neurodivergence, and begin to understand (and develop strategies for) the challenges you may experience.