Dr Tom Nicholson is an Assistant Professor of Mental Health Nursing at Northumbria University and a keynote-speaker, trainer, and advocate for ADHD who has spoken live to over 100,000 people. His research explores the lived experiences of parents of ADHD children and the tension between medical and neurodiversity paradigms of ADHD. Dr Tom is a registered mental health nurse with experience working within the neurodevelopmental assessment service within the Children and Young People’s service. Diagnosed with ADHD in childhood, Tom uses his personal lived experience of ADHD alongside his clinical and academic background to give a multitude of perspectives to his work.