Nathyn Kerchhoff | Skipton, UK
D and I Consultancy

I’m the founder of NDK Solutions, a lived-experience-led consultancy focused on helping organisations build more inclusive, practical and sustainable approaches to neurodiversity and workplace inclusion.

My work is shaped by both professional experience and lived experience. As someone with direct experience of neurodivergence, I understand that inclusion is not just about policies, awareness campaigns or good intentions. It is about whether people genuinely feel understood, supported and able to succeed in environments that are often not designed with different ways of thinking, processing and communicating in mind. That understanding sits at the heart of everything I do.

Over the years, I have built my career across corporate and professional environments, with experience spanning financial services, operations, workplace culture, inclusion, strategic thinking and business change. This has given me a strong understanding of the real pressures organisations face when trying to balance people, performance and progress. It also means I bring a commercially aware, practical and human-centred approach to my work through NDK Solutions.

Through NDK Solutions, I support organisations in moving beyond surface-level conversations and towards meaningful, embedded neuroinclusive practice. My work includes neurodiversity consulting, speaking engagements, awareness sessions, leadership and manager education, strategic advisory support, inclusion frameworks, workplace culture guidance, and reviewing policies, processes and communication through a neuroinclusive lens. My aim is to help organisations better understand the barriers neurodivergent people can face, while also providing realistic and actionable ways to remove or reduce those barriers.

A key part of my work is helping to bridge the gap between corporate intention and lived reality. Many organisations want to be more inclusive, but they are often unsure where to begin, how to engage people meaningfully, or how to move from awareness into genuine action. At the same time, many neurodivergent individuals are still navigating workplaces where communication, expectations, leadership styles and systems do not always reflect how people work best. I help close that gap by bringing lived experience, insight, challenge and practical recommendations that can be applied in a way that feels both achievable and impactful.

My approach is grounded in the belief that neuroinclusion needs to be realistic, sustainable and human. I am not interested in token gestures or language that sounds good on paper but changes very little in practice. I care about helping organisations build trust, confidence and capability in ways that lead to better outcomes for both individuals and the wider business. That might mean supporting senior leaders to better understand neurodivergent experiences, helping managers feel more confident in conversations around support and reasonable adjustments, or helping teams review how workplace culture, systems and communication may be unintentionally excluding people.

Alongside my consultancy work, I currently volunteer as an Expert by Experience team member at the University of Bradford, where I help bridge the gap between education and lived experience in relation to Hidden Disabilities. In this role, I contribute to the learning and development of future NHS professionals, including nurses, paramedics, doctors, radiographers and pharmacists. My focus is on helping foster empathy, active listening, compassionate communication and a deeper awareness of the real human experiences behind the subjects they are studying. I am also passionate about encouraging future healthcare professionals to embed a culture of self-care and wellbeing, both in how they support others and in how they look after themselves throughout demanding careers.

I am passionate about creating spaces where lived experience is not treated as an optional extra, but as an essential part of shaping better workplaces, stronger systems and more informed leadership. For me, lived experience brings credibility, clarity and depth. It helps move conversations away from assumption and towards genuine understanding. It also helps organisations and professionals connect theory with the realities people face every day.

At the heart of NDK Solutions is my belief that neurodiversity should not sit on the sidelines of business, education or inclusion conversations. It should be recognised as an important part of leadership, culture, employee wellbeing, talent retention and long-term organisational success. When businesses and institutions make space for different ways of thinking, communicating and working, they do not just better support neurodivergent people — they often create healthier, more effective and more inclusive environments for everyone.

Everything I do through NDK Solutions is driven by a desire to connect people, purpose and practical change.