Systems that refuse to adapt usually are.

I work with families, schools, organisations and professionals to create better outcomes for neurodivergent children, young people and adults.

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That might mean helping a parent fight for the right SEND support. It might mean helping a school rethink behaviour, attendance, PDA, masking, exclusions or emotional safety. It might mean helping an organisation move beyond performative inclusion and build neurodivergent-friendly systems that actually work.

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My work sits at the intersection of SEND advocacy, neurodiversity, coaching, mentoring, DEIB, policy, education, family support and systems change and is focused on being practical, strategic and person-centred.

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How I can help:

For parents and families

If your child is struggling at school, being misunderstood, excluded, blamed, masked into collapse, or denied the support they need, I can help you understand the system and work out what to do next.

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Support may include:

• SEND advocacy
• EHCP advice and support
• school meeting preparation
• attendance, EBSA and school avoidance support
• PDA-informed approaches
• reasonable adjustment planning
• parent coaching
• help understanding reports, policies and correspondence
• strategy when everything feels stuck

You do not have to sound calm, polished or endlessly reasonable to deserve support. You just need somewhere to start.

(Initial SEN advocacy rate: from £60 per hour.)

For schools and education settings

I help schools move beyond compliance and towards genuinely neuro-inclusive practice.

This can include:

• neurodivergent-focused framework planning
• SEND and inclusion audits
• PDA-informed behaviour and conduct policies
• EBSA and attendance strategy
• masking-aware support for girls and AFAB pupils
• reasonable adjustment frameworks
• staff training
• coaching for leaders and pastoral teams
• relational, trauma-informed and sensory-aware approaches
• support with culture change

The aim is not to add another laminated policy to a folder.

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The aim is to create systems that reduce distress, reduce conflict and help children belong.

For organisations and employers

I work with organisations that want to build neuro-inclusive cultures, not just talk about them.

This may include:

• neurodiversity strategy
• inclusive recruitment and retention
• reasonable adjustment processes
• policy review
• manager training
• neurodivergent employee support
• burnout and masking awareness
• DEIB strategy
• leadership coaching
• psychologically safer working practices

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Most organisations do not set out to exclude neurodivergent people. They simply inherit systems built around a narrow idea of how people should communicate, work, cope and perform.

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Those systems can be changed.

Why this work matters:

For many neurodivergent children and adults, the harm does not come from difference itself.

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It comes from being repeatedly misunderstood.

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From behaviour being treated as wilful defiance. From anxiety being treated as avoidance. From masking being mistaken for coping. From policies that punish distress. From institutions that ask individuals to adapt endlessly while changing very little themselves.

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My work challenges that pattern.

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I bring together years of experience across DEIB, SEND advocacy, coaching, mentoring, neurodiversity, policy and systems thinking, alongside lived and professional understanding of the realities families face.

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My developing doctoral research focuses on neurodivergent masking, particularly in girls and AFAB learners, and the ways educational systems miss, misunderstand or misread those who do not fit traditional diagnostic and behavioural expectations.

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This research lens informs my practice: careful, evidence-aware, practical and focused on real-world change.

Work with me:

You might be:

• a parent who needs urgent SEND support
• a school trying to understand why current behaviour systems are failing
• a senior leader who wants a neuro-inclusive framework
• an organisation reviewing its DEIB and neurodiversity practice
• a professional seeking coaching around neurodivergence, identity, leadership or burnout

Wherever you are starting from, the first step is a conversation.

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In the past decade, I've also become proficient in applying these skills to the legal world, Since the loss of legal aid in most cases, and given the high cost of employing a reputable legal representative, there are a growing number of Litigants in Person (LIPs) who require guidance and confidence when facing an often better resourced opponent in an unfamiliar arena such as the legal system. I provide that support and guidance and additionally serve as a negotiation facilitator and mediator as required, both at an individual and corporate level.

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I'm approachable, friendly, forthright, knowledgeable and a clear communicator who will hold you accountable to your own goals and desired outcomes, while offering the benefit of my experience and wider capabilities to support you in achieving your aims.

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Together we can change the world for good.

Contact

To discuss advocacy, consultancy, coaching, training, consultancy or speaking work, please get in touch:

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Email: hello@elizaraven.com

Location: West Somerset, working across the UK online and in person by arrangement

Book an initial conversation: HERE​

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If you are not sure what you need yet, that is fine. You can simply send a brief message explaining what is happening, who is involved, and what feels most urgent.

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Click HERE or fill out the form below to talk with me today!

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