Should Neurodivergence Be Self-Diagnosed or Not? - Fleet Street Debate

Why Are We Having This Debate

For over a decade now we have heard increasingly of the rise of ADHD and other neurodivergent traits among children and this has now started taking place in the work place with increasing numbers of people self-identifying as neurodivergent.

The debate has raged on LBC, in The Times, and many more publications over whether this is a net positive for neurodivergence, awareness and our ability to deal with neurodivergence as a society or is it leading to harms and simply white-labeling eccentric personalities and allowing us to sideline people who need more support under umbrella terms like ADHD without giving them the support they actually need.

Articles

LBCs conversation on self diagnosis

The Times - "majority of Britons now identify as Neurodivergent"

Medigold Health - The Importance of Self Diagnosis in Neurodivergent care

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What To Expect

3v3 panel debate where our members explore the strongest arguments for a given topic.

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The only time we hear what the speakers really think is at the end of the debate when they tell us where they really stand and whether this changed at all while learning how to defend the perspective assigned to them.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet Street, London, United Kingdom