HI I'M DYLAN KING
(she/her)
A Neurodivergent Coach for people who are done being misunderstood & exhausted from performing a version of themselves that was never fully true.
I'm not coming at this from the outside. I'm a self-diagnosed Autistic working on continuously unmasking myself — and it all started with my daughters.
My oldest daughter was diagnosed with Autism at two. I spent years learning everything I could to support her better. But it wasn't until my youngest came along that something shifted — I started watching Autistic adults on TikTok talk about their experiences and I just kept thinking... wait. That's me.
That realization cracked everything open. Including the years I'd spent not understanding why I felt so drained (physically, emotionally and mentally.)
How I Got Here
(Let's rewind to pre-child Dylan.)
I worked at Starbucks for 8 years. While going to college. While working with a non-profit theatre. Sometimes working a second job because I didn't have a concept of being still with myself. Full speed. All the time.
While I love performing on stage, I didn't realize I was also performing IRL (AKA masking.)
It was a job that almost killed me. Literally. (I do have a silly Starbucks tattoo though, so make of that what you will.)
When I finally left I had a closet full of me's I had been wearing — except none of them were... me?
Well. I had to figure out what was wrong with me so I could move forward. I delved into every avenue you can think of. All the self-help books (Brene Brown, 'You Are A Badass' of course.) Reading my chart. Learning tarot. I found nuggets of support (and still love the moon) But I also found these paths still put a pressure on me. A heaviness in my chest of "get that perfect answer and manifest your dream life!"
Then I read 'Adult Drama' by Natalie Beach and hit this:
"How many times am I expected to come of age? What if I didn't need to go on another journey of self-discovery because I already knew who I was? And if I'm not running around constantly wondering: who am I? What else might I think about?"
That was it.
Not another framework. Not another version of myself to become. Just...what if I already knew, and the real work was trusting that?
I believe in writing badly. In creating things that will never be published. In letting the mess exist on the page so it doesn't have to live in your body anymore. That's not just what I teach. It's how I've lived.
A few things about me
I started writing in 3rd grade & never really stopped.
Poetry first. Then composition notebooks filled to the margins in middle school. I told my husband I loved him for the first time by handing him a book of poetry I had written about him.
That emo thing?Definitely not a phase.
There are entire albums the early 2000's that I can still sing front to back because I spent that era reading CD booklets like they were sacred texts. And still play regularly.
Grady Hendrix takes up to most room on my bookshelf.
It's Halloween year round in my house, and so it is also always spooky season in my library.
I've had epilepsy since I was 8 & had a craniotomy last year.
At this point my brain and I have been through a lot together. Trying to buckle down & ignore it didn't work. But acknowledging it has.
Training & Certifications
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BFA in Performing Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design
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Life & Success Coaching, Board Certified
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Clinical Hypnotherapy, Board Certified
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Neurolinguistic Programming, Board Certified
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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Board Certified
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TIME Techniques, Board Certified
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Meditation Guide + Practitioner
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Trauma Informed Training, Katie Kurtz
Words are Holy.
Caitlin
"Dylan's workshop was a much needed reminder for me that I'm inherently creative and poetic. Dylan planned prompts with enough guidance that I had a direction to go, but they were loose enough that my own creativity could take a random turn here or there and be very much myself. "
Diane
“I was feeling in a creative rut and exhausted from always having to ‘perform’ and execute with my writing. Dylan's challenge cracked me open and let me reconnect with my inner teen in the best way. The prompts inside carve a path to your edgy creativity. Dylan's work is magical, truly.”
Fi
"The prompts really helped me connect to my younger self and unearth memories that were in the corners of my mind. Definitely got me in the zone to express and connect without over-intellectualizing the process."