Who We Are
Willful Steps was founded by Michael J Perez to help neurodivergent individuals thrive - and to help the organisations, schools, and communities around them build genuine understanding, not just awareness.
Willful Steps was founded by Michael J Perez to help neurodivergent individuals thrive - and to help the organisations, schools, and communities around them build genuine understanding, not just awareness.
Our Story
The journey began at home. When Michael's second child was diagnosed with ADHD, it prompted him to reflect deeply on his own parenting - and on a discovery that would reshape his life's work: he himself had been living with undiagnosed ADHD.
That experience made something clear to Michael - how easily ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence can go unnoticed, undiagnosed, and unsupported, even by the people closest to them. He set out to change that story, first for his own family, and then for everyone else navigating a similar path.
What We Believe
Every Brain Belongs.
That belief sits at the centre of everything we do. We're guided by the idea that when we know better, we do better - and that lasting change starts with compassion, not compliance.