Corporate Vision Global Neurodiversity Coach of the Year 2025: Aisling Smith On average, one-third of our lives are spent at work - approximately 90,000 hours over a lifetime. Feeling safe, valued, and acknowledged in the workplace is therefore essential. NeuroEmpowerment Solutions exists to help individuals, leaders, and organisations create environments where people are accepted for who they are, not who they are told to be. Led by Global Neurodiversity Coach and Neurodiversity Trainer of the Year 2025, Aisling Smith, the company is dedicated to empowering neurodivergent minds and building genuinely inclusive workplaces. We spoke with Aisling below to learn more, as she is named in the Corporate Coaching and Recruitment Awards 2025. Based in Melbourne, Australia, NeuroEmpowerment Solutions is a coaching, training, and consulting practice specialising in NeuroInclusion and Neurodiversity in the Workplace. The organisation works with neurodivergent individuals, leaders, managers, and organisations to create psychologically safe, inclusive environments where people can perform, contribute, and thrive without the need to mask or risk burnout. In practice, NeuroEmpowerment Solutions delivers 1:1 coaching for neurodivergent professionals (particularly late-diagnosed adults), executive and leadership coaching, workplace neurodiversity training and eLearning, keynote speaking, and neuroinclusion advisory services. Aisling Smith also speaks on stages and delivers training in businesses across the world, creating awareness, understanding, and practical pathways for neuroinclusion at scale. NeuroEmpowerment Solutions is led by Aisling Smith, the 2024 and 2025 Neurodiversity Trainer of the Year and the Global Neurodiversity Coach of the Year 2025, whose clients span local and national government, universities, and global businesses and organisations. The consultancy was born from Aisling’s lived experience as a late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD woman who faced many challenges while navigating neurotypical business landscapes. “NeuroEmpowerment exists because I have experienced misunderstanding and dismissal in the workplace, and I also understand the power of being seen, understood, and supported, and just how transformative workplaces become when people are empowered to show up as the best version of themselves.” “After my autism and ADHD diagnosis, I reflected on more than 20 years working across corporate environments and businesses in Ireland, Australia, the USA, and China,” Aisling shared. “The adversity, communication breakdowns, bullying, burnout, and constant feeling of masking and needing to work harder just to ‘fit in’, suddenly made sense.” Following the early diagnosis of her son, Daniel, Aisling spent several years attending early-intervention therapy alongside him. The strategies designed to support a neurodivergent child were also tools that helped her function as an adult. These insights - combined with thousands of hours studying neuroscience, psychology, business, coaching, and human behaviour - became the foundation of NeuroEmpowerment Solutions. Today, Aisling works closely with neurodivergent individuals, particularly those who are late-diagnosed, supporting them to understand themselves, rebuild confidence, and thrive in the workplace. She also works with managers, coworkers, and leadership teams, through coaching and training, helping organisations move beyond outdated systems and towards inclusive practices that enable neurodivergent talent to succeed. In a competitive marketplace, NeuroEmpowerment Solutions distinguishes itself through an approach that sits at the intersection of lived neurodivergent experience, neurosciencebased coaching, and real-world workplace application. Rather than offering generic programs, Aisling delivers solutions that are personalised, practical, and grounded in empowerment over pathology. This approach shows up in practice through close collaboration with individuals and organisations - identifying strengths, redesigning roles and communication where needed, and creating environments where neurodivergent people can contribute fully without fear of masking or burnout. Aisling recognises that early and late-diagnosed individuals often face very different challenges, and her work is intentionally nuanced to reflect this. Not to mention the many employees who remain to be undiagnosed. “I listen deeply, understand where people are and where they want to be, and, with their alignment and permission, I will stop at nothing to support them in getting there.” Whilst coaching, training, and keynote speaking on global stages creates significant positive impact, Aisling recognises that her capacity as one individual is limited. In response to growing demand, she is launching the NeuroEmpowerment Coach Training Program in 2026. The program is designed for experienced executive and professional coaches who want to specialise in supporting neurodivergent individuals and workplaces. The program will include an in-person intensive, followed by a six-month supported coaching container, structured eLearning resources, and an ongoing professional network. Its purpose is to embed neuroinclusive capability within organisations, creating sustainable, internal support for neurodivergent employees. In 2026 NeuroEmpowerment Solutions will focus on launching and embedding this program, while working with an Australian university to develop an “AskAsh, NIAiB” (NeuroInclusion AiBot) alongside Aisling’s ongoing coaching, training, and professional speaking engagements. Recognised as Global Neurodiversity Coach of the Year 2025, Aisling continues to steer NeuroEmpowerment Solutions with a focus on scaling impact responsibly. “I do this work because it matters. Because neurodivergent employees deserve to unmask, be seen, and thrive at work. And because it’s the future I want for my son - so change must start now. My mission is simple but powerful,” Aisling says; “To empower one million neurodivergent employees worldwide. If every organisation had one trained NeuroEmpowerment Coach, the impact wouldn’t just be cultural - it would be transformational.” Contact: Aisling Smith Company: NeuroEmpowerment Solutions Web: www.neuroempowerment.com.au | www.aisling-smith.com
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