We’ve probably all noticed the rise in diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the current abundance of ‘information’ on ADHD on Instagram and TikTok, and everyone having and stating an opinion on ADHD in everyday life. For someone familiar with the contemporary research on ADHD, however, it is clear that the vast majority of such talk is exaggerated, off-topic or completely incorrect: commentators tout certain behaviours as ADHD when they are not, gaslight people with the condition, or spread deliberate misinformation, including that the condition is fictitious or at least over-diagnosed.
In this talk, Tom Nicholson will explore the condition from an academic, clinical and personal perspective. For neurodivergent adults such as Tom, often the biggest barriers in life are not the symptoms of their neurodivergence but the societal response to their quirks, idiosyncrasies or impairments: for instance, punishing someone for forgetting, when this results from a neurocognitive impairment and when it’s impossible to choose not to forget. This talk will conclude with advice for ADHD people, other neurodivergent people and neurotypical people on how to push for greater equality and inclusion in a world that is still overwhelmingly devised by and for the neurotypical.
Dr Tom Nicholson is an AuDHD Assistant Professor of mental health nursing and a neurodiversity speaker, trainer, and advocate.
Doors open at 7pm. Dr Nicholson will talk for 50 minutes, followed by a 20-minute break and then a 30-minute question-and-answer session.
In this talk, Tom Nicholson will explore the condition from an academic, clinical and personal perspective. For neurodivergent adults such as Tom, often the biggest barriers in life are not the symptoms of their neurodivergence but the societal response to their quirks, idiosyncrasies or impairments: for instance, punishing someone for forgetting, when this results from a neurocognitive impairment and when it’s impossible to choose not to forget. This talk will conclude with advice for ADHD people, other neurodivergent people and neurotypical people on how to push for greater equality and inclusion in a world that is still overwhelmingly devised by and for the neurotypical.
Dr Tom Nicholson is an AuDHD Assistant Professor of mental health nursing and a neurodiversity speaker, trainer, and advocate.
Doors open at 7pm. Dr Nicholson will talk for 50 minutes, followed by a 20-minute break and then a 30-minute question-and-answer session.
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