From a very young age, it was clear that I was different.
My parents discovered early on that I was gifted, by the age of three, I was already reading and writing. Every evening before bed, I would sit with a stack of Disney books and read them one by one. While other children were playing with toys, I found myself drawn to planets, history, and understanding how things work. I was curious in a way that felt natural to me, but not always typical for my age.
From the outside, it might have looked like the beginning of a very predictable story: the gifted child who grows into academic success, degrees on the wall, a straight path forward.
But that’s not how my story unfolded.
What no one knew at the time was that I am both autistic and have ADHD (AuDHD). Which meant that alongside my strengths, I also had needs that weren’t yet understood.
My parents, who are ethnically Armenian, had just immigrated to Europe. They had already carried so much. A new country, a new life, a new beginning. Coming from a different generation, it simply wasn’t something that was considered. So they did what they believed was right: they nurtured my talents.
And for a while, that felt good. I loved learning. I was curious, engaged, and even picked up foreign languages through Disney cassettes without realizing it.
But slowly, something shifted.
Expectations grew. I became “the golden child.” And with that came pressure. Pressure to keep performing, to keep achieving, to keep being the version of me that the world responded well to.
That’s when the masking began.
For a long time, I didn’t even realize I was doing it. I just knew that I was exhausted, that things that seemed easy for others felt overwhelming to me, and that I was constantly trying to keep up.
I don’t believe autistic people need to be fixed.
I believe they deserve to be understood, and supported in living in their truth.
To me, neurodivergence is not something broken. It’s another way of being human.
But we live in a world that is still largely built around neurotypical standards. And when your brain works differently, that often means adapting, pushing, masking… until you lose touch with what actually works for you.
In 2022, I reached a turning point. After losing my job, I realized I couldn’t keep living that way. I was done masking.
While searching for answers – mostly trying to understand why consistency felt so hard for me – I came across AuDHD. And somehow, through late-night research and a very intuitive TikTok algorithm, I found language for experiences I had carried my entire life.
It felt like coming home.
Not long after, I started the process of getting a diagnosis.
If you’ve been there, you know… it’s not just a diagnosis. It’s a complete shift in how you see yourself. It’s confronting, emotional, and at times overwhelming. But it’s also incredibly clarifying.
You start to see your strengths more clearly.
And you begin to understand that many of your struggles were never personal failures, they were the result of trying to fit into systems that were never designed for you.
I can’t change the world on my own.
But I can help you change the way you move within it.
My mission
I want to help you create a life that actually works for you. A life where you can thrive, not just survive. A life that feels calm, aligned, and sustainable.
This is not about learning how to mask better. It’s about unlearning the need to.
We will respect your pace, your limits, and your unique way of moving through the world.
My approach
There is no one-size-fits-all here. Every person I work with brings their own story, their own nervous system, their own needs.
Together, we build a coaching journey that fits you. I will guide you by asking questions, by listening deeply, and by helping you reconnect with what already exists within you.
Our sessions are a space without judgment, without pressure, and without assumptions.
Your truth is where we start. And from there, we build something that feels like yours.
