Chelsea Luker - Autistic ADHD Psychologist & Author

02/04/2026

I’ve learned that dismantling white supremacy doesn’t happen through awareness alone.

It happens when white people stop waiting for marginalised folks to carry the load -
the educating, the calling out, the emotional labour, the risk.
Cultural humility has meant accepting that I overlook things.
That I’ve been complacent where I shouldn’t have been.
That learning often comes with discomfort - and repair.
Naming privilege hasn’t meant denying hardship.
It has meant recognising that race wasn’t stacked on top of it.

This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about participation.
In Neurodivergent spaces especially, race literacy cannot be optional.
Shared disability does not erase racial privilege.
Less waiting.
More responsibility.

That’s the practice I’m staying in.
Note: This work sits on foundations laid by Indigenous scholars who have long challenged colonial definitions of behaviour, pathology, and care. We are not pioneers here. We are participants.

— Chelsea

31/03/2026

Heck yes 🙌 here's to getting uncomfortable in the name of learning to do things better - to create a world that is actually inclusive of the most marginalised.

🌈 Please like, comment, and share this post. Posts like this tend to get buried real quick.

If all/most of the stuff you know about Autism has come from one particular advocate or demographic- your understanding will be limited.

If all/most of the stuff you know about Autism has come from white autistics, you are going to have big gaps in your knowledge about how racial marginalisation intersects with Autism.

If all/most of the stuff you know about Autism has come from low support needs autistics, you are going to have big gaps in your knowledge about how moderate and high support needs autistics experience the world.

If all/most of the stuff you know about Autism has come from autistics who use mouth words, you are going to have gaps in your knowledge about how non-speakers and AAC users experience the world.

This April we're going to look at the nuance.
We are going to look at perspectives outside of our own.
We are going to look at what we have been missing when it comes to conversations about Autism.

I'm preparing to get *very* uncomfortable as we do this work. Because as a low support needs, white, speaking autistic- I have a lot of gaps in how I understand Autism.

That means I mess up.
Regularly.

I have always been well-intentioned AND I have also caused harm to marginalised Autistics.
Both those things are true.

It's going to be messy.
It's going to be uncomfortable.

But if my advocacy and resources only extend as far as white, low support needs, speaking autistics- I've done a s**t job here.

I want my advocacy to be for all.
So I need to do the work.

Who's prepared to join me?

Em

31/03/2026

Identity work isn’t just discussion.

It’s power.

It’s grief.

It’s reclamation.

After this training, you’ll have:

• a complete ND identity group structure
• session sequencing
• facilitator handbook
• 3 integration calls for nuance
• access to a facilitator community

Not just theory.

Not just inspiration.

Actual scaffolding.

We start tomorrow!

If this has been sitting in the back of your mind, this is your nudge.

Comment 'Facilitator' to find out more💛

30/03/2026

You’re sitting there thinking
“I could run groups…”

And then your brain goes:
👉 Where do I even start?
👉 What if I get it wrong?
👉 I don’t have 40+ hours to build this properly

So it stays as a “one day” idea.

I see this all the time with therapists who care deeply about doing neurodiversity-affirming work.

But the reality is that creating something from scratch isn’t just time-consuming. It’s heavy.

You’re holding:
– the structure
– the language
– the safety of identity conversations
– and your own self-doubt on top of that

So instead of expecting you to build it all alone.
I created the full program.

A 6-session, neurodiversity-affirming group program
facilitator manual (with actual guidance, not vibes)
participant workbooks (kids, teens, adults, parents)
training + support so you can actually run it.

No reinventing the wheel.
No guessing if you’re doing it “right.”
Just something solid you can step into.

Cart closes midnight Wednesday (April 1st)

First live call is Thursday - you won’t miss anything.

If this has been sitting in your “I want to do this properly” pile, this is your moment.

Link in bio or comment below and I’ll send it to you.

30/03/2026

I hear this one constantly.

That’s exactly why this training is primarily self-paced.

You do not need:
• full days blocked out
• ongoing weekly attendance
• live immersion intensity

You move through the content at your own pace.

Then we meet for 3 structured Q&A calls so you’re not left holding complexity alone.

If you’re serious about running ND identity groups, the question isn’t:
“Do I have time?”

It’s:
“Is identity work important enough to structure properly?”

We start on the 1st of April!

Comment 'Facilitator' to find out more.

27/03/2026

This training is not for everyone.

It’s for practitioners who want:
• autonomy-led facilitation
• strong containment
• explicit power analysis
• clear session sequencing
• materials they can confidently use

You don’t need to be charismatic.

You don’t need to be perfect.

You need scaffolding.

The program is primarily self-paced so you can integrate it alongside clinical work.

We begin on the 1st of April.

Comment 'Facilitator' to find out more!

26/03/2026

Identity work opens grief.

Anger.

Unmasking.

Internalised ableism.

Racial harm.

Family trauma.

Without structure, it can destabilise.

This facilitator training isn’t about giving you “confidence.”
It’s about providing:
• sequencing
• rupture literacy
• intersectional grounding
• containment boundaries
• ethical scaffolding

The Building Your ND Identity Facilitator Training runs March 26 – April 20.
Primarily self-paced.

3 live Zoom Q&A calls.

Full facilitator handbook included.

If you’re going to run identity work, do it properly.

20 practitioners in this cohort.

Comment 'Facilitator' for more info!

26/03/2026

You’ve been holding it together… but something still isn’t clicking.

Maybe you’re:
– wondering if it’s Autism or ADHD (for you or your child)
– supporting Neurodivergent clients and feeling the gap between “what you were taught” and what actually helps
– or parenting in a way that should be working… but just isn’t

So here’s what I have space for from April

🧠 Autism & ADHD Assessments
Neurodiversity-affirming assessments across the lifespan
(aka: not “what’s wrong with you?” but “how does your brain work?”)

🧑‍⚕️ Individual + Group Supervision
For therapists wanting to practise in a way that actually aligns with their values
(and stop second-guessing every decision)

👨‍👩‍👧 Short-Term Parent Support
Practical, compassionate support when things feel stuck, tense, or overwhelming
(no shame. no blame. just figuring out what actually helps your kid)

🌱 A Practice Built Just for You (Membership)
Always open. Come in when you need support, stay as long as it fits.
(No pressure. No catching up. Just a space to build a practice that actually works for you.)

This work is gentle, collaborative, and grounded in real life - not perfection.

If you’ve been thinking “I need support, but I don’t know where to start”…this might be your starting point.

📩 Email me: hello@connectuspsychology.com
(You don’t need to have it all figured out before you reach out. That’s kind of the point.)

25/03/2026

If you’ve been hovering - this is your nudge.

March 26.

20 facilitators.

Structured ND-affirming identity work.

To sign up, comment FACILITATE and I’ll send you a link to check it out🌼

24/03/2026

You know that feeling when you want to offer something more…

but every version of “create a group program” feels like:

→ 40+ hours of unpaid work
→ holding everything in your head
→ second guessing your language
→ wondering if you’re actually doing it right

Yeah. That.

I built this because I hit that wall too.

This training gives you a fully developed, ND-affirming group program
the training + support to actually run it
without burning yourself out trying to reinvent everything.

And I want to be really transparent about where things are at:

I’ve been unwell, so I haven’t promoted this in the way I normally would.

So I’m keeping enrolments open until April 2.

✔️ First live call is April 2 (you won’t miss anything)
✔️ 3 early bird spots still available ($100 off)
✔️ New payment option: 3 x $260 (fortnightly)

If this has been sitting in the back of your mind, this is probably the moment to either do it or consciously let it go.

No pressure either way.

But if you’re in → I’d love to have you.

Comment “FACILITATE1” or head to the link in bio to grab your spot!!

23/03/2026

Unpacking whiteness hasn’t been a single moment or a neat “aha” for me.
It’s been slow.
Messy.
Humbling.
It has meant noticing how often I’m centred by default.

How easily I can opt out of discomfort. When it is “a bit much”.
How systems work for me, even when they’re harming others.
What’s helped most isn’t trying to be perfect - it’s staying accountable.
Listening.
Repairing.
Changing what I do next.

Creating safer spaces isn’t about saying the right thing once.
It’s about daily choices:
• who we listen to
• who we believe
• who we protect
• what we’re willing to challenge
• and what we're willing to put on the line

I’m still learning.
I expect to keep getting things wrong.
And I’m committed to doing the work anyway.

For me, this isn’t separate from my professional work.
If I’m building ND-affirming spaces, race analysis has to be embedded structurally - not added when harm happens.
Decolonising ND-affirming practice builds on Indigenous resistance to colonial psychology. I am accountable to that lineage - not claiming it.

— Chelsea

22/03/2026

If this is hovering in the back of your mind - that’s not accidental.

You don’t need perfect timing.

You need a decision.

Doors close soon.

To sign up, comment FACILITATOR and I’ll send you a link to check it out🌷