Interoceptive Awareness Coaching for Teens and Adults with ADHD and Autism

As an a teen or adult with ADHD or Autism, you may find it challenging to connect with your body’s internal signals. Whether it's difficulty recognizing when you're hungry, thirsty, tired, or overwhelmed, these sensations can often be confusing or go unnoticed until they reach extremes. This is where Interoceptive Awareness Coaching can make a big difference in your life.

Interoception is the ability to sense and understand your body's internal signals things like your heartbeat, temperature, or the need to eat or rest. For many neurodivergent individuals, these signals can be harder to detect or interpret, leading to a disconnect between what your body is telling you and how you respond.

How Interoceptive Awareness Coaching Can Help

Interoceptive Awareness Coaching is designed to help you build a stronger connection with your body, empowering you to recognize and respond to your internal needs with greater ease. This isn’t about trying to make you “more normal” it’s about helping you understand and work with your neurodivergent brain and body in a way that feels right for you.

Here are some of the ways Interoceptive Awareness Coaching can benefit you:

•  Recognizing Internal Cues: Whether it’s hunger, thirst, or emotional overwhelm, this training helps you tune into your body’s signals earlier, so you can respond before things become uncomfortable.
   
•  Managing Emotional and Physical Overload: Many neurodivergent individuals experience emotional dysregulation or sensory overload. By becoming more aware of the body’s early signals, you can learn to step in before burnout or overwhelm takes over.
   
•  Building Self-Care Routines: When you can identify what your body needs, it becomes easier to build routines that honor those needs whether it’s taking breaks, hydrating regularly, or recognizing when you need rest.  

•  Supporting Emotional Regulation: Emotional experiences are closely tied to your body’s internal signals. By improving your interoceptive awareness, you’ll develop tools to manage emotions in real time, helping you feel more grounded and in control.

A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach

I understand, both personally and professionally, that as a neurodivergent adult, you may process things differently and that’s okay. I’m neurodivergent myself, so I’ve been through many of the same challenges. This training isn’t about trying to change who you are. Instead, it’s about giving you the skills to better understand and respond to your body’s signals in ways that work for you, not against you.

My coaching approach is collaborative and flexible. Together, we’ll explore how interoception affects your daily life and what specific areas you’d like to improve. We’ll work on practical, real-world strategies that fit into your unique lifestyle and needs.

What You Can Expect

During our work together, we’ll use a variety of techniques to help you strengthen your interoceptive awareness:

•  Body Scanning and Mindfulness Exercises: These will help you learn to pay attention to physical sensations, recognizing patterns and signals you might not have noticed before. 

•  Sensory Integration Strategies: If certain sensory experiences feel overwhelming, we’ll work on identifying those triggers and develop methods to manage or reduce sensory overload.

•  Real-Life Application: We’ll focus on integrating these skills into your everyday life, helping you notice when your body needs something, whether it’s food, rest, or emotional support. 

Embrace Your Body’s Signals and Thrive

Interoceptive Awareness Coaching is about deepening your relationship with your body in a way that supports your neurodivergent experience. It can help you live more comfortably, reduce feelings of overwhelm, and foster a sense of connection between your mind and body.

You deserve to feel empowered in your own skin and have tools that respect your neurodivergence. If you’re ready to explore what interoceptive awareness coaching can do for you, let’s work together to create a plan that helps you thrive — on your terms.