FUNCTIONAL LIVING
SUPPORTING NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS
MEET THE TEAM
Supporting Every Mind, Every Journey
At Functional Living, our team brings together expertise in medical and psychological disciplines, driven by a passion for research and a deep commitment to supporting neurodiverse individuals. We understand the challenges and strengths of neurodiversity not only through our professional work but also through personal experience within our own families. This unique perspective allows us to offer compassionate, evidence-based strategies to help individuals thrive in a world that doesn’t always align with diverse ways of thinking and functioning.
David Rosenstein
Founder
PhD
David is a Clinical Psychologist with a Neurodiverse Family. He has a passion for assisting people who are neurodiverse. He is a Process Based Behaviour Therapist and a Founder of Functional Living.
Gerrida Herbst
Neurodiverse Sensitive ENT
MBChB; FCP; MMed
Gerrida is an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist who also works with children and adults who are neurodiverse. Gerrida also has a neurodiverse family and has intimate experience with neurodiversity both persoanlly and in her work life.
Prof John-Joe Dawson-Squibb
Head of Psychology DCAP
MSc, PhD
John-Joe is head of Psychology at the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town. He offers advisory and clinical direction for Functional Living. He has expert knowledge about neurodiversity as both an academic publisher and as a interventionist.