A small organisation with a clear purpose
The Neurodiverse Clinic was created to offer something different: thoughtful, genuinely personalised support for autistic and neurodivergent people. We work alongside individuals and families to provide support that is respectful, practical, and grounded in real life. As a small, purpose-led organisation, we prioritise relationships over volume. Every person we support is seen as an individual, not a referral or a diagnosis. We take the time to listen, understand context, and deliver supports that genuinely fit the person and their goals.
Meet Our Founder
Clinic Director | Leona Wicks
Leo is a specialist in autism and neurodivergence and a registered NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner, with qualifications in education, psychology, and autism and neurodivergence. Leo is also autistic, bringing lived experience alongside advanced clinical training to the way she understand functional capacity, behaviour, developmental stage, and practical supports.
Her approach is grounded in developmental science, neuroscience, and trauma informed care, focusing on how the Central Nervous System (CNS) and an individual's unique sensory profile shape regulation, attention, energy, communication, and everyday participation.
Leo has a special interest in the way sensory processing, interoception, motor coordination, the ability to produce speech or functionally communicate, and early neurodevelopmental motor foundations (including primitive reflex patters) can influence posture, balance, coordination, and functional capabilities. She does not view behaviour as something to correct and is known for her ability to see patterns others often miss and ability to translate complex neuroscience into understandable language, viewing behaviour as meaningful information about a person's needs, capacity, and environment. Leo works alongside individuals and families to help them understand neurodivergent differences in ways that feel validating and empowering, rather than clinical or deficit-focused.
Our Approach
The Neurodiverse Clinic not only understands that autism as a developmental disability that shapes how a person thinks, communicates, senses, moves, and connects with the world across their lifespan. An autism diagnosis reflects differences in social communication and interaction, along with patterns such as strong interests, repetition, and distinct sensory experiences. These differences are not deficits. They are natural expressions of a person’s neurotype. At the same time, recognising autism as a developmental disability helps us stay accurate about support needs.
These differences are not deficits. They are natural expressions of a person’s neurotype. At the same time, recognising autism as a developmental disability helps us stay accurate about support needs. It allows us to understand an individual’s developmental stage and functional capacity, rather than measuring them only against age-based or neurotypical expectations. This matters because the right support at the right time depends on understanding both capacity and nervous system needs. When we understand developmental stage, regulation, and the sensory profile, supports can be tailored to build skills and strengthen participation in ways that feel achievable and respectful.
We start by building a clear picture of current functioning using standardised assessments, developmental profiling, and observation across home, school, and community environments. We focus on how a person’s developmental profile shows up in daily life, including communication, motor coordination, sensory processing, interoception, learning, and Central Nervous System (CNS) regulation. Where support is wanted, we work collaboratively to reduce barriers, increase access, and support meaningful participation, without asking people to mask, suppress, or override who they are.
Support is centred on self-understanding, communication access, autonomy, and safety. The goal is not to change identity. The goal is to improve quality of life by helping individuals and families understand what supports growth, connection, and participation on the person’s own terms. We treat behaviour as meaningful information, and we use it to guide supports that are practical, ethical, and effective.
“Our practice uses evidence based approaches, including Functional Communication Training, Parent Mediated Supports, Peer Based learning and structured teaching.”