Neurodiversity in Team Coaching: Coaching for Every Brain in the Room

Conservative estimates suggest one in five people are neurodivergent. ADHD, dyslexia, autism, dyscalculia and other forms of cognitive difference are present in every organisation, and disproportionately so among founders, innovators, senior leaders and high-performing creatives. That means neurodivergent individuals are almost certainly present in the teams you coach, whether or not they have disclosed it, or are aware of it themselves.

This session is for coaches who want to show up more effectively for their coaching clients. Drawing on lived experience, neuroscience-based coaching, and extensive commercial expertise, ICF-certified coach and founder and President of The Institute of Neurodiversity (ION) Ireland, Hannah Linehan, will offer a grounded, affirming, and honest lens on neurodiversity in team coaching.

We'll explore what neurodivergence really means for team dynamics, unpick language and terminology, and examine what it means to be neurodiversity-aware, neurodiversity-informed, or a neurodiversity specialist, and why those distinctions matter ethically and practically.

You'll leave better equipped to create neuro-affirmative, neuroinclusive team coaching spaces, harnessing the diversity of thinking that neurodivergent team members bring, and recognising it as a genuine asset in any team coaching context.

About the Speaker:

Hannah Linehan | Founder and President of the Institute of Neurodiversity (ION) Ireland

Hannah Linehan is a neuroscience-based and ICF-certified coach, neurodiversity strategist, and Founder and President of the Institute of Neurodiversity (ION) Ireland. She coaches neurodivergent professionals to perform at their best, supports organisations to adopt neuroinclusive practices, and advises on shaping cultures where different thinking becomes a competitive advantage rather than a challenge to manage.  

Her clients include founders, CEOs, innovators and creatives: neurodivergent professionals at the top of their game who come to Hannah for her combination of commercial acumen, psychological precision, and lived understanding. She's neurodivergent herself, with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia, and this informs everything she does.

With multinational experience at the intersection of innovation, human behaviour, and commercial leadership, she's led large, diverse, globally dispersed teams and managed significant budgets across a wide variety of industries in both public and private sectors. Hannah's also lectured and guest spoken at leading institutions and companies internationally.

She's built a reputation as the coach neurodivergent high performers seek out when they're done being misunderstood, known for saying what others won't and delivering results no standard coaching approach was designed for.