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Dr Tom Nicholson (Northumbria University)‘“We’re all just a little bit ADHD, right?!” – How the world makes life harder for neurodivergent adults’ + Q&A
We’ve probably all noticed the rise in diagnoses of ADHD, 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 this talk is exaggerated, off-topic or completely incorrect: commentators tout certain behaviours as ADHD when they are not, gaslight people with ADHD, or spread deliberate misinformation, including that the condition is fictitious or at least over-diagnosed.
In this talk, Tom Nicholson will explore ADHD 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. Tom's research explores the lived experiences of parents whose children are undergoing ADHD assessment, listening to and retelling their changing stories over a period of two years: from waiting list, to diagnosis, to living with a diagnosis. Tom is a registered mental health nurse with experience working within the neurodevelopmental assessment service within the Children and Young People's service. Diagnosed with ADHD in childhood, Tom uses his personal lived experience of ADHD alongside his clinical and academic background to give a multitude of perspectives to his work.
Thursday 13th February
7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Gallowgate Room
Tyneside Irish Centre
Gallowgate St. NE1 4SG
All civil humans welcome
Pay-as-you-feel tickets (suggestion £5)
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Tyneside Irish Centre, 43 Gallowgate,Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
