How Can The NICE Movement Help?
If you’ve found your way here, you’re likely seeking support.
For your child. For yourself as a parent. Or for your own journey as a neurodivergent youth, young adult, or adult navigating life’s transitions.
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Maybe your child is struggling with literacy challenges like reading and writing or executive functions related to focus, planning, emotional regulation, or learning differently due to a formal diagnosis.
Maybe you are looking for practical tools and compassionate strategies to parent differently.
Or maybe you are seeking coaching that understands your brain to help you move from stuck to unstuck.
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Whatever brought you here, one thing is certain:
You’re looking for information, affirmation, and a path forward that feels right for you.
You’re in the right place.
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NICE stands for Neuroaffirming. Inclusive. Collaborative. Equitable.
We are a social impact company committed to building an ecosystem where individuals of all ages are seen, supported, and empowered to thrive.
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Founded by Social Entrepreneur Shyla Mathews, The NICE Movement brings together evidence-based practices, lived experience, and compassion led coaching to support literacy, executive function development, well-being and resilience.
Leading the Way in Executive Function Coaching & Literacy Intervention
ThinkVisual™ is the flagship suite of pathways developed under The NICE Movement.
It is a framework that integrates:
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Literacy Intervention
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Executive Function Coaching
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Youth Wellness Coaching
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Parent Coaching
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Women Navigating Life Coaching
Each ThinkVisual™ pathway is designed to meet the individual where they are. Through connection and collaboration the framework fosters instrinsic movitation and supports growth through a variety of strategies, strengths-based scaffolding and coaching.
The pathways are tailored to meet the needs of both neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals nurturing both cognitive and literacy development through a personalised, structured, and engaging approach.
Shyla Anne Mathews
Shyla Mathews is the founder of The NICE Movement and the creator of ThinkVisual™.
A Social Entrepreneur, Certified Coach and Literacy Specialist, she brings together her expertise in executive function, literacy intervention, and youth wellness, blended with her lived experience as a parent and advocate.
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Her work is driven by the belief that connection and collaboration are tools that can support everyone towards self- awareness. She brings warmth, wisdom, and a deep commitment to every session, believing that when there is metacognition and acceptance, people will be motivated to make the shift to achieve their goals.
ThinkVisual™ Pathways
Who can benefit from ThinkVisual™ Pathways ?
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Early literacy intervention for delayed readers or dyslexic learners who need sustained support through primary/elementary years with/without a learning challenge.
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Middle school/secondary students who have gaps in foundational literacy instruction and struggle with reading stamina, comprehension, and writing skills due to executive function challenges.
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Youth and young adults struggling with executive function challengues due to differences in learning/cognition or with a formal ADHD and or Dyslexia diagnosis.
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Parents and caregivers who need executive function strategies and coaching to help with their parenting goals.
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Women in transition who are experiencing executive function challenges in different stages of their life.
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Schools and organisations seeking neuroinclusive frameworks.
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What makes ThinkVisual™ Unique?
1.Visual-First Coaching Framework
ThinkVisual™ transforms abstract executive function and literacy concepts into concrete visuals that learners can see, connect and verbalise.
2. The 'See It. Say It. Scaffold It.' Method
At the heart of ThinkVisual™ is an approach that blends visual input ("See It") with expressive output ("Say It") and guided strategy use ("Scaffold It").
3. Dual Pathways: Literacy + Executive Function Integration
ThinkVisual™ strengthens both Executive Function and Literacy simultaneously.
4. Story-Driven, Strengths-Based Coaching
We don’t just coach skills, we coach stories. Every individual works through narratives and scenarios that reflect their lived experience.
5. Neuroaffirming + Flexible by Design
ThinkVisual™ is not a one-size-fits-all pathway. It adapts to the individual’s processing strengths, energy levels, and interests.
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Work with Shyla
We Help Rewrite Stories by Turning Struggles into Strengths and Words into Meaning.
"Growth happens in the space between stuck and unstuck, the uncomfortable middle where we learn to sit, process, and find our own way forward." Shyla Mathews
"Good Executive Functioning is the ability to pause, anticipate, and orchestrate your behavior toward a goal." Russel Barkley
ThinkVisual™ Coaching Framework
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Supporting youth and adults in navigating the ‘in-between’ of their journeys.
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Helping them to build resilience by learning how to sit with discomfort rather than avoid challenges.
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Allowing them to advocate and articulate their needs to family, educators, employers, and peers.
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Coaching to establish boundaries to manage stress, prevent burnout, and protect personal energy.
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Developing confidence and assertiveness to step into independence with clarity.
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Strengthening positive stress tolerance to manage anxiety (non-therapeutic, non-clinical).
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Understanding the foundations of mental wellness, prioritizing sleep, movement, and nutrition as the core of cognitive and emotional balance.
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Amy Tan, Mother of 7 year old
“ Shyla's approach is very personalised. She got my daughter to read in 10 sessions while managing her ADHD. She even wrote a book just for my daughter based on her favourite characters"
Jamie, Age 15
"Aunty Shyla helped we work through my execution function challenges in secondary school. Her sessions were always different. She got me and that helped me to feel less alone"
Noah, Father of 12 year old
"My son looks forward to his sessions with Shyla. He is motivated and willing to try new strategies. His confidence is the biggest change".
Aaron, Age 19
“ I struggled with transitioning to University. Shyla worked with me to address my Executive Function Challenges. Within a year I was able to achieve my goals".
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