About inakshe
inakshe is a catalog of people and places that help neurodivergent people — children, teenagers, adults — live and grow. Therapists, psychiatrists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, educational therapists — yes. But also: sports coaches, swim instructors, dentists, hairdressers, tutors, music schools, art studios, theater groups, after-school clubs. Everywhere a neurodivergent person goes, there's someone on the other side who either has the patience and will to make it work, or who doesn't. We catalog the ones who do.
What "say yes" means
Someone says yes when they take a client the system has made harder to serve — an autistic kid, an adult with ADHD, someone with Tourette's or sensory differences — and treat how that person's brain is wired as a fact to work with, not something to erase or override. In practice: they adapt how they work, respect the client's own sense of what helps and what doesn't, and don't force a "normal" shape where it doesn't fit. The challenges that come with being neurodivergent are real; their job is to meet them, not to blame the person for having them.
The name
"inakshe" comes from Ukrainian — інакше means "differently" or "in another way." Two phrases that live inside it:
- жити інакше — to live differently
- спробуй інакше — try it another way
That's what the catalog is for: finding the people who do things that other way.
Why it exists
For a family raising a neurodivergent child, or an adult who's figured themselves out late, finding the right person to work with is exhausting. The dentist who won't rush. The swim coach who adjusts the drill when it's not landing. The music teacher who tolerates the stims and finds a rhythm the child can hold. These people exist. There aren't many of them in any one city, but they're there. inakshe collects them so you don't have to knock on ten doors to find the one that opens.
This isn't about denying that the challenges are real — of course they are, sometimes they're medical, sometimes developmental, sometimes just the mismatch between a person and a world not built for them. What matters is who, on the other side, is willing to meet the person where they are and keep showing up.
Who runs it
I'm Pavlo Kozub, based in Krakow. inakshe is a young project with a clear mission: to gather in one place the people who want to help neurodivergent people and their families. The catalog is completely free — both for the people using it and for the people who have a page in it.
At this stage I personally read every nomination that comes in and reply by email. Before publishing a listing I check the basics — credentials, obvious red flags — but I can't deeply verify how everyone listed actually works. That's what the public moderation policy is for: if you find something wrong, write to me and I'll handle it personally. As this grows I'll bring more people in to keep that practice going.
Legally, inakshe operates under my sole proprietorship registered in Poland (JDG). The service is available worldwide; the Privacy Notice and Terms spell out what that means in practice.
Reach out
If you belong in the catalog, or if you want to recommend someone, use the forms on the home page. For anything else — press, partnerships, feedback, something broken — write to [email protected].