Translating neurodivergent experience
Talks, trainings and practical guidance for organisations and workplaces
I deliver accessible, lived-experience-led presentations on autism, ADHD and late diagnosis.
My work focuses on the parts of neurodivergent experience that are often difficult to see from the outside — hidden effort, fluctuating capacity, masking, sensory and social demands, and the relationship between a person and their environment.
Through storytelling, professional practice and lived experience, I help organisations move beyond surface-level awareness towards a more human understanding of neurodivergence.
2026 Presentation Overview
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An accessible introduction to how autism and ADHD can shape everyday working life. This presentation explores the sensory, social and communication demands that are often invisible to others, and the hidden effort behind seemingly ordinary workplace situations. It helps teams move beyond stereotypes and build a more realistic understanding of neurodivergent colleagues.
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For managers, team leaders and HR professionals who want to turn neurodiversity awareness into useful everyday support.
This presentation looks at fluctuating capacity, masking, workload and workplace norms, and offers practical guidance on communication, adjustments and opening respectful conversations about needs.
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Many autistic and ADHD women are recognised late because their experiences do not always match familiar stereotypes. This presentation explores masking, compensation, gendered expectations and the difference between outward coping and internal cost, helping professionals notice patterns that may otherwise be missed.
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Receiving an autism or ADHD diagnosis later in life can bring relief, but it can also begin a much longer process of grief, identity change and adjustment. This presentation explores what can happen after diagnosis, including reinterpreting the past, changing expectations, burnout and learning to understand your needs in a new way.
A different way of understanding neurodivergence
My approach moves beyond understanding neurodivergence only through diagnostic criteria or what can be observed from the outside.
I translate neurodivergent lived experience through three interconnected lenses:
Rigid → Relational
Neurodivergence does not exist in a vacuum.
Our needs and capacity are shaped by our environment, relationships, expectations, stress and the support available around us.
Observed → Felt
What we see from the outside rarely tells the whole story.
I look beneath visible behaviour to the inner experience underneath — sensory load, hidden effort, masking, bodily signals and the cost of appearing to cope.
Categorised → Human
Neurodivergent people are more than diagnostic criteria, stereotypes or generalisations.
Through lived experience, stories and everyday examples, I bring the focus back to the person behind the language.
The goal is not simply to know more about neurodivergence, but to recognise it more deeply.
Lived experience meets professional practice
About:
I’m Bella — a late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD neurodiversity educator, facilitator and peer practitioner based in Copenhagen.
My work brings together lived experience, a master’s degree in Cross-Cultural Studies, professional peer-support practice and experience facilitating presentations, groups and body-based practices.
I am particularly interested in the experiences that are difficult to see from the outside: hidden effort, fluctuating capacity, masking, late diagnosis and the relationship between a person and their environment.
Interested in booking a presentation?
Tell me a little about your organisation, your audience and what you would like participants to take away from the session. If you're unsure which presentation would be the best fit, that's completely fine too.