Heather Cook 🦓🖖Autistic Coach
@autismchrysalis
#ActuallyAutistic coaching for #latediagnosis #Autistic humans to break a lifetime of shoulds, burnout, & anxiety. #AuDHD #ND #EDS #Disabled, she/her, and happy Find me: All my links:
When someone you love is in autistic burnout, they don't have the energy or the words to explain what's happening. That's where I come in. I'm hosting a free workshop for family, clinicians, and employers who want to understand what helps. July 25. buff.ly/0fttX9o #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
You can't help someone through autistic burnout if you don't know what it is. Free workshop July 25. Explaining Autistic Burnout — for family, clinicians, and employers. www.autismchrysalis.com/events/ #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
I'm running a free workshop July 25 on Explaining Autistic Burnout — specifically for autistic adults, their family members, clinicians, and employers who want to understand better. buff.ly/0fttX9o #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
Autistic burnout is not laziness. It's not a bad attitude. It's not something you can push through. If you live with, work with, or support an autistic person, this workshop will change how you see what's happening. Explaining Autistic Burnout — free July 25. buff.ly/0fttX9o #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
For an overview of the stages of autistic burnout and recovery, I’m hosting a free 90 minute workshop soon: buff.ly/0J9GvM9 #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
FYI, I'm taking off from June 22 through July 5 to rest and restore, and will be back refreshed and ready to engage again. So when I don't respond to you, it's nothing you said wrong; I literally haven't seen it. /gen Have a neurowonderful week, Heather
Exciting news! Today is Autistic Pride Day, and today, of all days, I won a grant for my business supporting autistic adults! 🏆 1/3 #AutisticPrideDay #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
Last call. AuDHD Alchemy starts tomorrow. Become someone who doesn't panic when sales are slow. Someone whose nervous system knows work can be safe. 7 weeks will save you years of frustration and overwhelm. buff.ly/vVdmMKf #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic
Last call. AuDHD Alchemy starts tomorrow. You don't need your business all figured out—just doing some work for yourself. Start building sustainable systems now. Learn how to work for yourself without burning out as a neurodivergent person. buff.ly/vVdmMKf #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic
The hard things you went through gave you a unique perspective on where the problems are. Insider information on exactly what is wrong and in what way. 1/3 #NeuroDivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #ND
Last call. AuDHD Alchemy starts tomorrow. Learn how to get out of the overwhelm of too many things to do in your business—and build systems that prevent it from happening again. For neurodivergent small business owners. buff.ly/PD1nbkH #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic
The messages that tell you you have to be on social media to run your business, you have to network, you have to use urgency-based tactics, you have to mask your communication style or you'll drive people away — These are so baked into our culture that it's hard to see them as optional. 1/2
My dad taught me ethical business practices — treat people well, deliver value, be honest. But even he had bought into productivity culture. The ""success requires sacrifice"" mentality. 1/3 #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
About working on your business when your plate is already full. One of the real problems nobody talks about: how do you carve out time and energy to work on your business when what's already on your plate is taking everything out of you? 1/2 #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticBurnout #Burnout
Good intentions get stuck in the same places every time. The overwhelm. The fear. The shutdown. The procrastination. The perfectionism. The need for certainty before you can move. 1/3 #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent
The #1 thing killing AuDHD businesses? Not knowing you're headed for burnout until you crash. Take the free health check → buff.ly/qKZhXW5 #AuDHD #SelfEmployed #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #SelfEmployed #Burnout
Most self-employed AuDHDers don't realize they're headed for burnout until it's too late. Find out where you stand. Take the 12-question AuDHD business health check. Free quiz. buff.ly/qKZhXW5 #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #SelfEmployed #Burnout
It's okay to start with the less bad option. When I was rebuilding after burnout, I wasn't starting from a place of thriving. I was starting from a place of "what can I actually do right now?" 1/3 #AutisticBurnout #BurnoutRecovery #Burnout #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
Build a sustainable, resilient business that works WITH your Autistic/AuDHD brain—without sacrificing your health, integrity, or profit. A course for Autistic & AuDHD solopreneurs, small-business owners, and freelancers. buff.ly/s12m6TP #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticBusiness
For every AuDHD solopreneur who's been told to "just be more consistent" or "put yourself out there more"— This one's for you. Self-employment strategies that work WITH your brain. Available now → buff.ly/pz4Y6L6 Link in bio #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticBusiness #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur
FYI, tomorrow is the last day for the early bird sign up bonus for my Autistic self-employment course. Learn to build systems into your business that prevent burnout by design. It's not tips and tricks. Not "just rest more." It's real structure that creates the outcomes you want. buff.ly/YlBCe0f
Every self-employed Autistic I work with blames themselves. They're exhausted, stressed, wondering if they're cut out for this. But they're not the problem. Standard business advice wasn't built for neurodivergent brains. 1/3 #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
Available now! For self-employed Autistics and AuDHDers. How to build a sustainable, burnout-resistant business that works WITH your brain— without sacrificing your integrity, health, or profit. Whether it's your primary income or something you're building on the side. buff.ly/YlBCe0f #AuDHD
April is Autism Awareness Month—I'd love to bring this conversation to your coaching organization. 🦋 I offer presentations on working with adult autistic coaching clients for ICF chapters and coaching supervision groups. Become a better coach for all your clients. buff.ly/KVb47Uu #lifecoaching #ICF
The story we've been told about autism is incomplete. 💙 I'm available for media appearances and interviews to talk about what autism actually looks like in adults — and what a world that genuinely includes and values autistic people could look like. Let's have a real conversation. buff.ly/KVb47Uu
AuDHDers: tired of burning out trying to make self-employment work? A lot of solopreneur advice assumes people work in the same way, but Autistic and AuDHD founders have totally different strengths and challenges. I'm launching a new course soon: Work for Yourself Without Burning Out 1/3 #AuDHD
Why NOT Get the Worst Over With First buff.ly/WqrDli0 #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
When Someone Interrupts Your Alone Time buff.ly/9mmdmxn #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity #Anxiety
Most solopreneur advice assumes: →stable energy →lots of executive function →comfort with constant self‑promotion →ease with transitions and multi-tasking That is NOT how AuDHD works. For AuDHD business owners: which 'standard' advice has made you feel the worst? 1/2 #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
Resisting Your Own Creative Project buff.ly/ygYyNmm #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Anxiety