Neurodiversity advocate educating about mental conditions
Neurodiversity advocate educating about mental conditions
UK
Matt Gupwell is a renowned keynote speaker and neurodiversity consultant, blending personal experience with clinical insight to advocate for and unlock the potential of neurodivergent individuals.
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Keynote speaker. Neurodiversity consultant and mentor, Matt Gupwell is a rare breed.
Since 2008 when his oldest son was diagnosed with autism age 4, swiftly followed by his younger brother in 2010, Matt has been obsessed with understanding what being “Different” meant. Diagnosed with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, anxiety disorders and in recovery from addiction all after the age of 46. Matt has the unique ability to blend clinical understanding and research with the experience of working with countless neurodivergent people of all ages, raising to neurodivergent sons and the reflections on his life before diagnosis to make a seemingly difficult concept easier to understand.
What sets Matt apart from most speakers is that he doesn’t want to tell you how hard life has been by telling you what the “neurotypical” world didn’t do for him or anyone else. Instead, he wants to share the potential, talents, passion, and abilities that all neurodivergent people have when the are given the right support.
Matt’s reputation as a neurodiversity professional is broad and respected. He has worked as a consultant with the likes of the UK Government, ASOS, Sony Pictures, The BBC, Greenwich University and leading Neurodiversity charities, and he is a professional mentor to other people with ADHD and autism.
He’s the host of the TALKADHD podcast which is the only podcast recommended by clinical professionals to both other clinicians and people with ADHD and autism and he’s also a popular guest on podcasts, offering a different approach to enhancing awareness that focuses on people’s abilities and potential. Matt’s experience spans 18 years in a variety of industries at all levels while undiagnosed, 15 years as a professional entertainer and now a respected career as a voice of reason about neurodiversity.
An enigmatic speaker and expert communicator, Matt’s ability to make the complex easy to understand is unrivalled. His passion and personal experiences will move audiences into understanding, desire, and a motivation to support the Neurodivergent people they know in their workplaces and their homes.
What is Neurodiversity anyway?
The answer is not what you think. It’s a term you’ve probably heard but may not quite understand, that’s okay. Neurodivergent speaker Matt Gupwell is going to clear everything up.
This isn’t a talk about how the world is stacked against Neurodivergent people. How Neurotypical people don’t understand what it’s like. It’s a talk based in research, science, experience, and humility and human experience. Delivered with humour, intelligence, compassion, and a desire to help everyone work, live, communicate and thrive together better.
This isn’t the “Them and Us of Neurodiversity” so often heard by other speakers. This is simply the information you need to have better conversations with people and not labels.
Speak to anyone who is neurodivergent, but especially someone who is late diagnosed and they’ll at some point tell you how they have “been masking” all their lives, they may even tell you how they’re now “unmasking”.
But what does that tell you? How does it help you support or understand them better? The truth is – nothing.
This is a topic discussed by many and understood by very few. Even those using the terms daily.
In this keynote, Matt draws upon 15 years of supporting neurodivergent people of all ages, in all types of jobs as well as on his own experience explain things more helpfully. He’ll share with you why when a colleague, friend or family member tells you they are masking/unmasking it is okay to feel confused and to still not know how to help them.
By the end of the talk, you’ll know what questions to ask, how this topic fits into the reasonable adjustments conversation and how you can understand and help people.
ADHD, Autism and Addiction – Why are they so often linked?
A personal journey of addiction, recovery, and hope for others. It took 49 years, lots of pain and a whole lot of work for Matt to realise that not only had he always had ADHD, but he’d also always had an addictive personality.
When Matt hit “Rock Bottom” what was clear was that everything was linked. The figures are alarming, but simply put, being neurodivergent puts people at greater risk of developing addictions. Not just to substances, but to anything that can be used as self-medication, a way to quieten the anxiety caused by knowing you are different.
In this talk Matt shares the science, the research and the real personal evidence gained helping others recover from addiction and why addiction and neurodivergence are such a common co-occurrence. It’s a talk that everyone needs to hear but few are brave enough to deliver with the openness that Matt does.
Pale. Male. Stale. (and middle aged). How dare you say life is tough.
In this illuminating keynote, Matt will share why growing up Mr. Average as far as everyone else could tell meant that when he crashed in 2019 after a life of knowing he didn’t fit in he knew his problems were far from over.
Matt came through suicidal ideation and was able to get the help he needed but for many men, that simply doesn’t happen.
He’ll share why conversations about mental health, getting men talking and stereotypes of men in middle age not speaking out are made even worse when those same men are neurodivergent.
You’ll learn what it feels like to be unable to say you are struggling because of what you look or sound like and why we need something to change to prevent more men from feeling that they have no place in the world.
AI is everywhere. Some have embraced it, others are still unsure.
But what if AI could improve the ability of neurodivergent employees to do the things they do well even better?
Matt has first hand evidence to show why this is the case.
This talk dives into the topic of executive function, overwhelm and reasonable adjustments to show you how utilising AI can make huge differences for people. Are you ready to talk about AI in a way you likely never considered?
Matt, thank you. Yours was the most well attended and recieved session we ran in the run up to the games and made a hige difference
Donna Fraser
The team were blown away by your presentation and some were also genuinely quite moved by what they learnt. Thank you so much and I’m really very pleased you were able to shift the dial with the team.
Victoria Zastava
Matt, you are incredible. Your enthusiasm, honesty and passion left a lasting effect on all the team. Thank you again.
Stuart Cain
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