Meet Shelley L’Green
Occupational Therapist helping girls, women and gender diverse individuals understand ADHD from the inside out.
I believe girls, women and gender diverse individuals navigating ADHD deserve to understand their brain and body from the inside out — not spend their lives questioning their worth.
And everyone who loves them deserves support that feels steady, respectful, and grounded in science. That is why this work matters to me.
Where This Began
Hi, I’m Shelley L’Green — OT for over a decade, diagnosed with ADHD at nine, and now raising girls who remind me daily why this work matters so much.
As a girl, I was sensitive, sensory-seeking, and often misunderstood. I talked too much. Fidgeted too much. Bit my nails. Forgot things. Tried so hard to get it right and fit in.
I learned to adapt quickly. To mask. To push through.
I often felt too much or not enough, without having the language to explain why.
There was no shared framework for girls like me growing up.
Motherhood brought that into sharp focus. I began to see how differently ADHD can show up in girls and women, especially through emotional intensity, masking, sensory overload, people-pleasing, and the quiet pressure to cope while searching for a place to belong in the world.
Understanding my own nervous system, and how ADHD shaped my regulation, reframed everything.
How I Support Girls, Women and Families Navigating ADHD
Today, I support girls, women, gender diverse individuals and the families raising them to understand what is happening beneath behaviour and beneath the surface of everyday life.
Together, we explore nervous system patterns, sensory preferences, executive function, and emotional regulation in ways that feel practical and empowering.
This might look like understanding why your child explodes after school but holds it together all day, or why homework ends in tears even when they are very capable.
This is not about fixing your child. It is about helping families understand each other more clearly, respond earlier, and build steadier rhythms at home.
When young people with ADHD and their families understand the nervous system from the inside out, they create the safety and connection that allow confidence, capacity, and resilience to flourish.
My work is grounded in a neuroaffirming approach that respects each young person’s nervous system, identity, and way of being in the world.