“The reason I do this work — my two incredible, creative, adventurous, talented, kind, neurodiverse children, who helped me see the world differently.”
The story behind the neurovision group
Hi, I'm Caroline, the founder of 🟠 the neurovision group, here's why I created this community and our services...
For years, I pushed through what I thought was just the grind of life, exhaustion that left me bone-tired, pain that came from nowhere and emotional crashes that hit like waves.
I told myself it was life, overwork, motherhood or caring too much. But my body was trying to tell me something I had learned to silence.
After decades of being misdiagnosed, mis-medicated and bounced between specialists, I finally discovered the truth: I am autistic, ADHD and have dysautonomia, a condition affecting the autonomic nervous system.
For the first time, everything made sense. The way my mind raced yet my body crashed. The deep empathy, creativity and pattern-spotting that powered my work and the exhaustion that always followed. What I’d called “pushing through” was really my nervous system trying to survive in a world built for someone else’s pace.
From misunderstanding to meaning
My story didn’t begin with me, it began with my children.
In Australia, my son’s autism diagnosis was handled with care and clarity. It wasn’t about labels or limits, it was about unlocking potential. We were given tools, knowledge and community. His differences were recognised as strengths.
When we returned to the UK, that understanding disappeared. His diagnosis was dismissed and his brilliance was boxed into a “special needs” room at the back of the school, small, dim and stifling. He started fading.
Not because he changed, but because the environment did.
And then came my daughter’s turn. After years of masking and coping, she was diagnosed with severe dyslexia.
The relief on her face was unforgettable, not because the struggle vanished, but because it finally made sense.
Watching my children’s light dim and return depending on their environment revealed something I couldn’t unsee:
Our systems, education, healthcare and workplaces, aren’t neutral. They either grow people or break them.
Rediscovering myself
After years of advocating for them, I began to see myself through the same lens.
The sensory sensitivities. The burnout. The all-or-nothing energy. The physical crashes.
When I sought help, I was told it was anxiety, depression, hormones, anything but what it was.
It took persistence, private assessment and self-trust to find the right answers.
That’s when I truly knew: neurodiversity isn’t a disorder. It’s a design difference.
But misunderstanding that design, forcing square pegs into round systems, creates disorder where there should be brilliance.
The moment everything changed
When I received my second diagnosis of autism and Dysautonomia, what I expected was the grief I'd felt with my first diagnosis of ADHD. What I felt instead this time, was grace.
It reframed my life: the missed signs, the endless fatigue, the inner fire that never quite fit the mould. I finally understood that my so-called “weaknesses” were the side effects of being constantly misread.
That moment lit the spark for 🟠 the neurovision group.
A platform built not just to raise awareness, but to redesign environments, workplaces and systems so every kind of mind can shine. So others don’t spend decades trying to prove their worth to systems that were never designed with them in mind.
What I’ve learned
Burnout isn’t failure — it’s feedback.
Sensitivity isn’t fragility — it’s finely tuned awareness.
And difference isn’t the problem — the environment is.
When we understand our brains and nervous systems early, we can grow with awareness, not shame.
We can build systems that fit us, not force ourselves to fit systems.
That’s the heart of 🟠 the neurovision group:
To make inclusion tangible.
To turn understanding into action.
And to show the world what happens when we design for difference, not conformity.
In gratitude and purpose
I share this story because it’s not just mine, it’s thousands of people’s.
Those who were told they were “too much” or “not enough.”
Those who mistook exhaustion for failure.
Those who knew, deep down, there was nothing wrong with them, just with how they were seen.
Imagine if everyone grew up knowing how their brain and body worked.
No shame. No years lost. Just understanding, self-trust and systems designed for All Kinds of Minds. I often wonder how different life could have been if I’d known this at 10, not 50. How many years might I have reclaimed?
My journey to understanding AuDHD and Dysautonomia and what its taught me about strength, survival and systems that must change.
Now, along with an incredible team, we are changing that.
