The Neurodivergent Lens

Meryem Hassan

Booking Overview

An interview-led show focused on neurodivergence, featuring external guests with lived and professional experience from medicine, education, sport, therapy, media, and inclusion work. Suitable pitches include qualified clinicians, specialist educators, coaches, advocates, and accomplished professionals with credible neurodivergent perspectives; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally hold established leadership, professional, or achievement-based credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 12

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 101 subscribers

Instagram: 67 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

sue@strumhumcreatives.com

meryem@dyscourse.org

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Host

Meryem Hassan - Dyslexic psychotherapist and founder of Dyscourse, a neurodiversity consultancy. She brings clinical insight and lived experience to conversations about ADHD, autism, dyslexia, masking, diagnosis, ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Practising clinicians, specialist educators, coaches, sports leaders, mental-health or inclusion advocates, and accomplished professionals with substantial lived experience of neurodivergence. Guests typically bring recognized professional responsibility, relevant qualifications, leadership experience, or a credible personal and public advocacy platform.

Required Achievements:

Leadership roles in healthcare, education, sport, media, or neurodiversity organizations, Relevant professional qualifications and substantial sector experience, Competitive sporting achievements or senior coaching appointments, Awards or recognition for professional and social-impact work, Public advocacy, campaign leadership, or lived-experience expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Sophia Prout - ADHD Diagnosis, Masking, Rejection Sensitivity, Burnout, Hormones, Inclusive Coaching, And Supporting Women In Sport.

Bridget Young - Specialist Education, Autism And ADHD, Masking, Double Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Sensory Tools, Parent Advocacy, And Preparing Neurodivergent Students For Work.

Dr Rohini Sabherwal - Late Dyslexia Diagnosis, Neurodivergence In Healthcare, Diagnostic Disparities, Women’s Health, Stigma, And Educating Future Doctors.

Jon Salmon - Dyslexia, Men’s Mental Health, Masking, Suicide Bereavement, Stigma, Recovery, Psychological Safety, And Neurodivergence In The Workplace.

Carly Williams - Neurodivergence In Women’s Football, Inclusive Coaching, Player Care, Psychological Safety, Belonging, And Supporting Neurodivergent Athletes.

Recent Topics

Health, Neurodiversity, Adhd, Dyslexia, Autism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Neurodivergent Lens

ADHD in Elite Sport: From Shame Spirals to Tag Rugby World Cup Bronze | Sophia Prout

September 23, 2026

She was diagnosed with ADHD at 16 in the US, thought she'd grown out of it, then diagnosed again in her 20s after the pandemic pulled the routine out from under her. In this episode, former GB tag rugby player and Tag Rugby World Cup bronze medallist Sophia Prout joins Meryem to talk about masking, rejection sensitivity dysphoria and the "shame spirals," and the striking contrast between the coaching environment that made her question everything and the one where she thrived an...

Think Differently: Inside a School Built for Neurodivergent Minds | Bridget Young, Head Teacher

September 02, 2026

"Think differently means at Holmewood we think differently - because we're neurodivergent." That's how one of her own students corrected Bridget Young on what her school's tagline actually means.Bridget is Head Teacher of The Holmewood School, London - a specialist school built around neurodivergent young people - and has spent more than 20 years in education. Host Meryem Hassan sits down with her for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from double empathy and mask...

Diagnosed at 37: How Dyslexia Hides—Even From a Doctor | Dr Rohini Sabherwal, GP

August 12, 2026

"I was told I just didn't read enough." For years, that was the explanation for Dr Rohini Sabherwal's struggles at school. It wasn't until she was 37 - mid-way through a Master's, and already a practising GP - that a chance moment revealed the truth: she's dyslexic.Host Meryem Hassan sits down with Rohini for a warm, honest and genuinely illuminating conversation about growing up undiagnosed, the "lightbulb moment" that changed everything, and what...

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meryem@dyscourse.org

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