Assistant Professor Mental health Nursing Northumbria University
Dr Tom Nicholson is a prominent neurodiversity expert who has spoken live to over 100,000 people on understanding neurodivergence. He delivers bespoke talks, ongoing consultancy, and training for organisations across education, health and social care, and corporate sectors. Tom holds a position as Assistant professor of Mental Health Nursing at Northumbria University where his research explores the lived experience of neurodivergence. Tom is also a qualified mental health nurse with experience working within a Children and Young People’s neurodevelopmental assessment service.
Diagnosed with ADHD in childhood and autism at 29, Tom uses his lived experience of ADHD alongside his clinical and academic background to give a nuanced and varied perspective to his work. Tom’s story explores educational trauma, how damaging narratives of neurodiversity impact children and the adults they eventually become, and how we as individuals can change the story and make a difference in neurodivergent people’s lives.
