Neurodivergent coaching · Cape Town
Coaching for late-diagnosed autistic & ADHD adults.
Build a sustainable career without the burnout of masking.
Discovery call free · 30 minutes · No commitment required
What’s quietly costing you
Masking isn’t a personality trait. It’s a tax you’re paying every day.
You know the bill is coming due. You can feel it.
The dark-room recovery cycle
You survive the workday by locking yourself away afterwards. No capacity for friends, hobbies, or the life you actually wanted.
Weekends spent regulating
Two full days to recover from five, and then it starts again. You're not resting, you're rebuilding.
Careers that quietly stall
Not because you can't do the work. Because the performance of being neurotypical eats the energy the work needs.
Grieving years you can't get back
A late diagnosis explains everything. It also opens a grief you were never prepared for.
If this sounds like you…
You’re in the right place.
- You’ve been ‘high-functioning’ for so long, you forgot what actually functioning feels like.
- Your diagnosis explained everything. And now you’re grieving years you can’t get back.
- You’re exhausted from making yourself small enough to fit into spaces that were never designed for you.
- You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. You’re just running on the wrong operating system.
You don’t have to work in tech. Recently diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or just done pretending. This space is for you.
A 3-step plan
How coaching works
Three clear steps. Because uncertainty is exhausting.
- Step 01
Choose your format
Video, voice-only, voice notes, or text-only. Whatever your nervous system says yes to today.
- Step 02
Map your energy
We map the sensory, social, and structural drains (the stuff most people miss) so we know what's actually costing you.
- Step 03
Build your life
Tools, environment design, and unmasking at your pace. No homework you'll forget. No strategies that don't fit how you think.
What changes when you stop masking
It’s not just about work. It’s your whole life.
A career that doesn't consume you
Better focus, less shutdown, and systems that bend around your brain. Not the other way round.
Self-trust you can actually feel
Stop overthinking every decision. Start trusting your patterns instead of apologising for them.
Energy that lasts past Wednesday
Less burnout, fewer shutdowns, weekends you actually get to enjoy.
A life that's yours
Relationships, hobbies, identity. Built from who you actually are, not the mask.
Your coach
I’m Dennis. I get it, because I live it.
I’m a late-diagnosed autistic ADHDer who had to navigate rediscovering myself in the middle of burnout, and got to the other side while still holding down a career.
I’m an ICF-certified coach with a specialised neurodivergent-coaching certification, plus 6 years in Agile and tech. I don’t try to change how your brain works. I help you design a life that works with it.
Build a sustainable career without the burnout of masking.
No pressure, no urgency. Book a free 30-minute discovery call when it feels right.
Discovery call free · No commitment required · 30 minutes