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Speaking and training

Honest, practical talks and training on neurodivergent life, work, relationships, parenting and assistive technology.

Speaking with Sonay and James

Sonay and James speak about neurodivergent life from the inside out.

Between them, they bring lived experience of ADHD, autism and AuDHD, alongside professional experience in coaching, law, assistive technology, workplace systems, advocacy and training.

Their sessions are practical, honest and human. They do not speak about neurodivergent people as a problem to be managed. They speak about what support actually looks like when people are understood properly.

We do not offer generic awareness training.

We help people understand what neurodivergent support, communication and inclusion can look like in real life.

What we can speak about

We can speak together or separately, depending on your event, audience and topic.

  • ADHD, autism and AuDHD in work and life;
  • neurodivergent inclusion that goes beyond awareness;
  • burnout, masking and emotional load;
  • neurodivergent relationships and communication;
  • ADHD motherhood, pregnancy, birth and returning to work;
  • assistive technology and digital systems that actually help;
  • neurodivergence in law and professional services;
  • Access to Work, workplace support and reasonable adjustments;
  • building support that works with people’s brains, not against them.

Watch and listen

Here are some examples of Sonay and James speaking on neurodivergence, work, relationships, confidence, inclusion and lived experience.

TEDx Beckenham

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Speaking example

Speaking and inclusion

Speaking example

Looking for a speaker?

You might be planning a workplace session, panel, podcast, webinar, community event or bespoke training session.

Get in touch with the topic, audience, format and what you would like people to take away.

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Who you can book

Sonay

Sonay speaks as an AuDHD coach, solicitor advocate, mother and campaigner.

Her work often explores what happens when neurodivergent people are expected to survive systems that were not built with them in mind.

She brings together lived experience, legal understanding, coaching knowledge and plain-English advocacy.

James

James speaks and trains on assistive technology, digital systems, neurodivergent working and practical support.

With over 20 years of IT experience and lived experience as an AuDHDer, he helps make technology feel less intimidating and more useful.

His work is calm, practical and grounded in how people actually use tools at work, in study and in everyday life.

Speaking together

Sonay and James also speak together as a neurodivergent married couple, parents and co-founders of Divergently Being.

Together, they bring a conversational and practical approach to topics such as neurodivergent relationships, communication, family life, shared systems, parenting, work and the reality of building a life that fits two different brains.

This can work well for panels, podcasts, workplace sessions, community events and more informal talks.

Formats

Speaking and training can include keynote talks, panel discussions, workplace training, lunch and learn sessions, webinars, podcast guest appearances, community events, bespoke workshops, writing and media contributions.

Sessions can be delivered online or in person, depending on availability and location.

Looking for a speaker or trainer?

Get in touch to talk about your event, audience and what you would like people to take away from the session.

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