Beverle y Nolker will be talking about her book titled, ‘I Have Some Friends with ADHD,’ which is aimed at helping young people understand their brains and bring acceptance to a much vilified disability. This book is written in rhyme and is designed to explain what ADHD is and how it affects the brain. It is hoped that young people will read it and try to understand that people with ADHD are incredible human beings with wonderful qualities. Beverley first began her ADHD journe  y when her son was diagnosed 11 years ago. She did not believe her son had ADHD and, initially, fought the diagnosis. After it was affirmed, Bev and her family began a journey that didn’t require passports or currency but one that needed understanding and empathy. She studied, read, and educated herself on ADHD as much as she could to help her son, Mason, be the best version of himself. At the age of 48 she received her own diagnosis which opened up new avenues of understanding ADHD. 9 years ago she started a support group, in her community, to help other families affected by ADHD and it has grown exponentially. The ADHD Sheppey Facebook group has over 6,500 members and is a connection for more rural families. She delivers ADHD Awareness training, 123 Magic Positive Parenting workshops, family and one-to-one support. She is an NLP Coach and is currently studying for her ADHD Life Coaching accreditation with the Laurie Dupar iACT ADHD Academy in America.
Website for Bev’s book: www.adhdawesome.com
Where to buy the book in uk ~ From ADDISS Bookshop Europe purchase ~ from Amazon Italy Social media links Facebook *** Twitter *** Linkedin *** Instagram Bev Nolker Email: info@adhdsheppey.com
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expert professionals, this book provides comprehensive information about available support for women and girls with ADHD and tips for clinicians and professionals who work with them.
Dr Joanne Steer (BSc, PsychD) is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and has specialised in working with children and adolescents with mental health difficulties. Joanne has worked in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in London for the last 17 years. Joanne is the Associate Director for Emotional Health Services at Achieving for Children who provide services on behalf of Kingston and Richmond borough councils in South West London. Joanne has developed and leads a large service which provides psychological therapy to children and their families alongside training and consultation to the children’s workforce. Joanne co-authored Helping Kids & Teens with ADHD in School in 2009. Then in 2019 Joanne published Supporting Kids & Teens with Exam Stress.Recently Joanne has edited “Understanding ADHD in Girls & Women”. This new text has been described as “the most important book written in the field of ADHD for many, many years.”
Patience Agbabi will discuss why black neurodivergent stories are needed. She will share her inspirations for the Leap Cycle series and how she developed an autistic hero children can relate to. Patience says herself that she is stunned by the questions children ask after she has presented one of her book readings – clearly they love her books about Elle and so will you….
Louise Gooding is a children’s non-fiction author, based in Switzerland. As a neurodiverse writer herself, Louise is a keen advocate for more own-voice neurodiverse writers and mental health representation in Children’s Literature. 
Her debut book, “Just Like Me”, is a collection of forty stories, about neurodiverse and disabled individuals from around the world. Each who have defied other people’s expectations, shown they are more than just a label and challenged stereotypes! 
Halli Gomez writes for children and young adults and works at her independent bookstore. She has written several stories with neurodivergent characters including her young adult novel, LIST OF TEN (Sterling, March 2021). When no one is looking, she sock skates through the house and talks to her dogs like they are human. When people are looking, she enjoys reading, outdoors, and breaking out of escape rooms with her family. Halli lives in North Carolina, US, with her husband, two boys, and two dogs. 
tails: A harrowing yet hopeful account of a teen living with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder . . . and contemplating his own mortality. Ten: three little letters, one ordinary number. No big deal, right? But for Troy Hayes, a 16-year-old suffering from Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the number ten dictates his life, forcing him to do everything by its exacting rhythm. Finally, fed up with the daily humiliation, loneliness, and physical pain he endures, Troy writes a list of ten things to do by the tenth anniversary of his diagnosis—culminating in suicide on the actual day.
Brisset-Bailey is an International Speaker, Writer and Consultant and Advocate Marcia Brissett-Bailey is featured in Forbes, a narrative changer promoting the representation of Dyslexia and neurodiversity. Nominated for the Stereotype Buster of the year category at the 2021 Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards!
