Neurodivergent, unapologetic, and finally making sense of your own mind.
Psychology-backed tools for ADHD, autistic and AuDHD adults, from someone who has lived it. No toxic positivity. No "just try harder". Just what actually works for brains like ours.
You're not broken. You were never given the manual.
- You've spent years masking, people-pleasing and pushing through, and you're exhausted.
- You know a lot about ADHD or autism, but your daily life still feels like a fight.
- Therapy waiting lists are endless, and generic advice was built for brains that aren't yours.
- You keep repeating the same patterns and can't work out why.
I've been there. I'm a psychologist and a neurodivergent woman who had to rebuild her own life from burnout. Everything I teach comes from both: the research, and what genuinely works in real neurodivergent lives.
Pick the door that fits where you are
Burnout to Baseline
one-off · instant access
- 3 short modules you can start today
- Same-day nervous-system resets
- Yours for life
Burnout to Balance
8-week live programme · last round at this price
- Regulate, Rebuild, Reclaim
- Weekly live calls and feedback
- 14-day guarantee
Maelstrom Academy
free, £47 or £147 a month
- Reality Reframes micro-lessons
- Courses, video Q&A and community
- Cancel any time
The first academy built for neurodivergent minds
Psychoeducation, practical tools and a community that actually gets it. Start free, and go deeper when you're ready.
free forever
- Join the community
- Core free resource library
- See how the Academy works
therapy-style insight, without the waiting list
- Everything in Freecademy
- The full Reality Reframes library: bite-sized lessons on one issue at a time
- New Reframes added regularly
- Cancel any time
everything, all in one place
- Everything in Reality Reframes
- The full course library, including Cocoon and Make ADHD Your Bitch
- Ask Laura anything: video answers in the Q&A thread
- Full community access
- Cancel any time
For comparison, one private therapy session in the UK usually costs £60–£90. The Full Academy gives you a whole library, Q&A with Laura and a community for less than 2 hours of therapy.
Reality Reframes: therapy without the therapist
Short, 3–5 minute lessons that each take one thing you're stuck on, explain the psychology behind it, and give you a reframe you can use straight away.
No hour-long modules. No homework guilt. Just the answer to the question that's been circling your head at 2am.
Get Reality Reframes · £47/monthBurnout to Balance
The 8-week programme for neurodivergent burnout. You can't pour from a bucket full of holes, so first we find and plug the holes that are draining you, then we rebuild.
January is the last round at £297. The price goes up in February.
Regulate
Calm your nervous system and stop the crash-and-burn cycle.
Rebuild
Plug the holes. Restore energy and safety in your own body.
Reclaim
Sleep, nourishment, boundaries, and a life that fits your brain.
Work with me one to one
For deep, personal work on trauma, neurodivergence, relationships and burnout. I only take on eight 1:1 clients a year, so every person gets my full attention.
8 places a year · by application only
The credentials matter. The lived experience matters more.
I'm Laura Maelstrom, The Neurodiversity Fairy. I hold an MSc in Psychology and a PGCE, spent seven years as a neurodiversity specialist teacher, and was one of the first solo researchers in the UK to formally research autism. I'm also qualified in coaching, NLP and hypnotherapy.
I'm autistic and ADHD. I know what it's like to mask until you disappear, and to burn out so hard you can't remember who you were. I built the Maelstrom Method to get myself out, and now I teach it.
Read my storyGood to know
Do I need a diagnosis?
No. Self-identified neurodivergent people are very welcome everywhere I teach.
Which option is right for me?
If you're exhausted right now, start with Burnout to Baseline. If you want a guided, structured rebuild, join Burnout to Balance in January. If you want ongoing support and to understand yourself better, the Academy is for you, and you can start free.
What's the difference between Reality Reframes and the Full Academy?
Reality Reframes gives you the growing library of short, focused lessons. The Full Academy includes all of that, plus every course, video answers from me in the Q&A thread and full community access.
Can I cancel my Academy membership?
Yes. Monthly plans can be cancelled at any time.
Is this therapy?
No. It's psychology-informed education and coaching. If you're in crisis, please contact your GP, NHS 111 or Samaritans on 116 123.
Ready to stop white-knuckling your own brain?
Start free today, or pick the door that fits where you are right now.
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