The Neurodivergent Lens

Meryem Hassan

Booking Overview

This interview-led neurodiversity podcast focuses on layered lived experience, inclusion, mental health, education, work, sport, and clinical perspectives, with regular external guests from professional and advocacy settings. PR agencies could credibly pitch neurodiversity consultants, clinicians, educators, coaches, workplace-inclusion specialists, and accomplished leaders with relevant lived experience; booking difficulty is medium because guests need both subject-matter credibility and a clear personal or professional connection to neurodivergence.

Metrics

Episodes: 9

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 80 subscribers

Instagram: 67 followers

Contact Information

meryem@dyscourse.org

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Host

Meryem Hassan - Dyslexic psychotherapist and founder of Dyscourse, a neurodiversity consultancy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter expertise or substantial professional experience in neurodiversity, mental health, education, therapy, sport, workplace inclusion, or related advocacy, ideally combined with relevant lived experience and a credible public or organizational platform.
Required Achievements:  
Founding or leading a neurodiversity, inclusion, mental health, sport, or social-impact organization, Senior professional or leadership role in sport, media, therapy, education, health, or creative industries, Recognized coaching, professional, or industry awards, Public advocacy, training, consultancy, campaigns, or projects addressing neurodivergence or mental health

Recent Guest Discussions

Jon Salmon - Dyslexia, Late Diagnosis, Masking, Mental Health, Suicide Bereavement, Stigma, Recovery, Men’s Mental Health, Workplace Inclusion, And Neurodivergent Thinking.

Carly Williams - Neurodivergence In Sport, Elite Coaching, Player Care, Psychological Safety, Inclusive Team Culture, Women’s Football, Disclosure, And Supporting Neurodivergent Athletes.

Emma Lord-Jenkins - Neurodivergent Empathy, Autism And ADHD Misconceptions, Cognitive And Affective Empathy, Communication, Relationships, Workplace Inclusion, And Challenging Deficit-based Assumptions.

Recent Topics

Neurodivergence, Neurodiversity, Inclusion, Dyslexia, Mental Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Neurodivergent Lens
:

Dyslexia, Stigma & Men's Mental Health: "Society Didn't Know How to Talk to Me" | Jon Salmon

July 23, 2026

⚠️ CONTENT NOTE: This episode includes open discussion of suicide, bereavement by suicide, mental health crisis and hospitalisation. Please take care while listening - pause or skip if you need to. Support resources are listed below.Jon Salmon kept his mental health experience hidden for almost 20 years - but the shame he felt about being dyslexic was even harder to talk about. Host Meryem Hassan is joined by award-winning Executive Producer Jon Salmon to explore dyslexia, late diagnosis, mas...

Coaching, Culture & Neurodivergence in Women's Football | Carly Williams (Brentford FC Women)

July 01, 2026

What does it take to build a football/soccer environment where neurodivergent players truly belong? In this episode, host Meryem Hassan is joined by Carly Williams - Head Coach of Brentford FC Women's First Team - to explore neurodivergence, elite coaching, player care, and the culture of belonging in the women's game of football/soccer.Carly shares her journey from grassroots to elite football, the pioneering player care role she built from scratch at Arsenal Women's Academy, ...

The Truth About Neurodivergent Empathy

June 10, 2026

Do neurodivergent people lack empathy? It's one of the most damaging and persistent myths out there - particularly about autistic individuals. In Episode 5, we challenge that assumption head on, exploring how empathy is genuinely felt and expressed across neurodivergence, and why so much of the misunderstanding comes down to difference, not deficit.What This Episode CoversIn this episode, we discuss:The myth that autistic and neurodivergent people lack empathyWhy empathy is experienced a...

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