Our Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD Coaches
Our highly skilled and experienced coaches receive ongoing education and supervision to provide you the most effective services available. We will pair you with the coach proven to help others like you achieve what you hope to get out of coaching.
All coaches receive initial training from Head Coach Jaclyn Hunt and are supervised by her closely. Additionally, coaches maintain their certifications by participating in continuing education every two years and supplemental training throughout each year. Our coaches also all complete LivingWorks Start, an evidence-based, entry program into suicide alertness, so that everyone can play a role in preventing suicide.
Our coaches are committed to supporting all autistic and neurodivergent people, including those less likely according to research to get their needs met – people of color and the LGBTQ community. We are also very diverse ourselves in many ways!
Whether you are looking for an AuDHD coach, an autistic coach, an ADHD coach, someone who can relate to a specific gender, or speaks Spanish, Arabic, or ASL, we probably have someone who is a perfect fit for you. Check out this amazing team!
Patty Laushman is an author, speaker, educator, and coach specializing in neurodiversity and the transition to adulthood for autistic and neurodivergent individuals. She is the creator of the SBN™ parenting framework, a practical approach that helps parents learn when to provide support, when to set boundaries, and when to give strategic nudges to activate intrinsic motivation so their emerging adults can build confidence and real-life skills. Patty is the author of "Parenting for Independence: Overcoming Failure to Launch in Emerging Autistic Adults" and the founder of Thrive Autism Coaching, where she leads the Parenting for Independence group coaching program for parents of autistic teens and adults. Her coaching is grounded in both lived experience—parenting and homeschooling a profoundly gifted, multi-exceptional, autistic teen—and professional expertise, having worked with hundreds of families across the United States and beyond. She is a Certified Autism Life Coach through the Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE), whose LifeMAP program has supported more than 3,000 autistic teens and adults, and she also holds certification in employment services for people with disabilities through the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE). Patty’s professional background includes founding, growing, and selling a technology services company, as well as nearly a decade as a self-employed sales development consultant. With a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, a master’s in journalism, and teaching experience as a high school chemistry teacher, Patty brings both rigor and creativity to her work. She speaks regularly to parent groups, professional organizations, and conferences on topics including the neurodiversity paradigm, the SBN™ parenting framework, declarative language, and practical strategies for helping autistic emerging adults thrive. She lives in the Denver/Boulder metro area. In her spare time, she enjoys everything the outdoors has to offer, especially hiking, backpacking, and camping. She loves heavy metal music and watching crime and medical television dramas. Her favorite television series is Star Trek: The Next Generation and favorite movies are Apollo 13 and Titanic. She’s also an avid reader, as evidenced by the numerous stacks of books all over her house.
About Head Coach Jaclyn Hunt
Jaclyn Hunt is a coach, educator, author, and speaker on the topic of autism. Widely regarded as the “mother” of the autism life coaching field, she began her coaching career in 2013—long before most people knew the profession existed—and literally wrote the book: Life Coaching for Adults on the Autism Spectrum: Discovering Your True Potential.
Jaclyn is the other head coach at Thrive Autism Coaching and also manages our amazing team of specialized cognitive coaches. Cognitive coaching focuses on developing skills like self-awareness, understanding, problem-solving, and executive functioning to strengthen the client’s ability to achieve goals that increase their self-determination and quality of life. She is an Advanced Certified Autism Specialist Level 2 through the IBCCES. She earned a master’s degree in the behavioral sciences from Kean University with a focus on psychological services. Her entire professional life has been dedicated to helping neurodivergent adults unlock and achieve their true potential. She lives in the Newark, NJ metro area. In her spare time, she enjoys working out, reading, occasionally playing video games, taking tropical vacations with her husband, Joseph, tasting foods and wines from around the world, and of course, enjoying life to the fullest.
Our Coach Support Team
These are the people you might interact with first when you reach out to us. They know the insides and outs of our amazing coaching team.
Meghan
provides support throughout the organization. Her hobbies include video games, collecting Pokemon cards, and listening to music by Taylor Swift! Meghan is often the first point of contact when reaching out to Thrive Autism Coaching to make sure we pair you with the right coach for your needs.
Jenn
is the other support member for our amazing coaching team. She holds a BFA in fine arts with a focus on film from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Jenn may be your first point of contact when reaching out to Thrive Autism Coaching to make sure we pair you with the right coach for your needs.
Our Amazing Diverse Team of Personal Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD Coaches
Our highly skilled and effective team is ready to work with you one-on-one. We will help pair you with the best-fit coach on our team based on your situation and your goals for coaching. You can schedule a complimentary consultation to explore this here.
Dillon
Best fit: Adults, young adults, college students, and late teens who are struggling to find answers and explanations to the barriers they experience in daily life.
Approach: Collaborative, holistic, transparent and calm. I attempt to find creative solutions that are personalized to empower folks to reach the potential they know they have within themselves.
Jessica
Best fit: Teens, adults of all ages, parents, who prefer following an intuitive path and thinking outside the box
Approach: Wholistic, relationship-based, strengths-based, shame-free. Focus on deepening self-awareness and self-compassion, holding space for "all of it". Looking for small accessible steps to get in motion, with recognition that when we feel better, we do better.
Anne
Best fit: Teens, college students, and adults who seek to work with a neurodivergent coach with lived experience who is empathetic, direct, kind and fun, and places a value on cultivating good mental health.
Approach: Asking each client specifically what they are wanting to achieve, what is in their way, and working with them to help navigate obstacles to achieve their goals.
Francesco
Best fit: Teens, college students, and adults of all ages who need support in self-monitoring and building routines. Ideal for clients with creative passions (writing, performing, visual arts, etc.), those starting new relationships, preparing for relocation, navigating career transitions, or simply seeking to get organized to reduce daily anxiety.
Approach: Francesco offers a calm, shame-free structure that helps clients navigate difficult environments without losing their sense of identity.
Maryam
Best fit: Teens, college students, and young adults.
Approach: Creating a safe, supportive environment to meet and learn about your authentic self in order to be able to identify and reach your potential. As well as, reframing maladaptive thoughts or self-perceptions using awareness, acceptance, and kindness to the self.
Rosanne
Best fit: She specializes in helping clients improve self-worth, become more socially engaged, and develop life skills for independence. She has successfully supported clients in finding jobs, pursuing further education, and moving into their own homes. She is currently helping a client work through a fear of doctors to access important preventive care. No matter the challenge, Rosanne reminds her clients that progress happens in small steps and that moving forward, no matter how slowly, is what truly matters.
Approach: Rosanne’s journey into autism life coaching started with tutoring and community-based support for young adults aging out of school programs.
Christina
Best fit: Adults of all ages who want a collaborative, supportive coach—especially if you’ve ever felt pressured to “fit the mold” or told to “just try harder.”
Approach: Empathetic and client-centered, rooted in active listening and creating a safe, judgment-free space. Christina works alongside you at your pace, helping you turn challenges into steps toward confidence, independence, and meaningful change.
Wendy
Best fit: Teens, college students, and adults who want warm structure, a person-centered approach, and fun, practical systems to help them thrive. I also enjoy working with families—I’m a parent of a daughter with autism and ADHD, so I deeply understand both the challenges and the gifts of neurodivergence.
Approach: Grounded in Carl Rogers’ person-centered philosophy—acceptance of who you are, without judgment. I meet each client exactly where they are, with kindness, curiosity, and productivity strategies tailored to their strengths.